Omphalodes laevisperma




Family Boraginaceae
Subfamily Boraginoideae
Scientific name Omphalodes laevisperma Nakai
Synonyms Omphalodes krameri Franchet et Savatier var. laevisperma (Nakai) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) echigo-ruri-sou (越後瑠璃草, エチゴルリソウ [meaning: Echigo lapis lazuli weed (Echigo = an old name of Niigata prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Niigata Prefecture, Toyama Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 20-40cm. Leaves 7-15cm length. Flowers blue or purple 1cm, flowering in April to June. Perennial plants.



April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden