Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
Tribe | Sileneae |
Scientific name | Silene hidaka-alpina (Miyabe & Tatewaki) Ohwi & Ohashi |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kamui biranji (カムイビランジ, 神威ビランジ [meaning: Mt. Kamui-ekuuchikaushi (meaning of biranji is unknown)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Mt. Kamui-ekuuchikaushi, Mt. Tottabetu-dake) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Alpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 (4x) |
Description | Plants 3.5-10cm. Leaves 1.5-3cm long, 3-6mm wide. Flowers pink ca. 2cm, flowering in August. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |