Wasabia tenuis




Family Brassicaceae
Scientific name Wasabia tenuis (Miquel) Matsumara
Synonyms Cardamine bracteata S. Moore; Eutrema hederifolia Franchet & Savatier; Eutrema tenue (Miquel) Makino; Nasturtium tenue Miquel; Wasabia hederifolia (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura
Common name (Japanese common name) yuri-wasabi (ユリワザビ,百合山葵 [meaning: lily wasabi (wasabi = Wasabia japonica)])
(English common name) lesser wasabi
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Taiwan
Note Mountane streamside or wet field
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Leaves 2-7cm wide. Flowers white petals each 5-7mm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Wasabia tenuis (Miq.) Matsum.
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