Arabis flagellosa




Family Brassicaceae
Scientific name Arabis flagellosa Miquel
Synonyms Arabis flagellosa Miquel var. lasiocarpa Matsumura
Common name (Japanese common name) suzushiro-sou (スズシロソウ, 蘿蔔草 [meaning: radish weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China
Habitat Mountane streamside
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 10-15cm tall. Leaves 3-10cm long, 1.3-3.3cm wide. Flowers white petals 7-10mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Arabis flagellosa Miquel
Topically applied hair restorer containing pine extract (US Patent 5494667/1996)
Food, medicine and method relating to Bifidobacterium proliferation promoting action, allergy preventive action and human cholesterol lowering action (US Patent 20030165557)
External use of a hair restorer containing pine extract (European Patent EP0573141/1999)



March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden



March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden