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| July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
| Tribe | Caryophylleae |
| Scientific name | Dianthus superbus L. var. superbus; Dianthus superbus L. var. superbus forma leucanthus T. Shimizu; Dianthus superbus L. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus wimmeri Wichura |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo kawara nadesiko (エゾカワラナデシコ, 蝦夷河原撫子 [meaning: ezo dry riverbed stroking children (ezo = an old name of northeastern Japan)]) |
| (English common name) fringed Pink | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Europe | |
| Habitat | (Hokkaido) subalpine ro mountane field or rocks; (Honshu) subalpine field or rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30, 60, 90 |
| Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 3-8cm long. Flowers pink or white (forma leucanthus) ca. 4cm across, each two pairs of bracts each 2-6mm long, calyxs 2-3cm long, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Dianthus superbus L. |
| Dianthus superbus Linnaeus | |
| Herbal compositions for prostate conditions (US Patent 6790464/2004) | |
| Nucleic acid compositions conferring disease resistance (US Patent 7309815/2007) | |
| Rubisco Activase with increased thermostability and methods of use thereof (US Patent 7314975/2008) |
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| July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
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| July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
September 2006 at high marsh |
