Silene hidaka-alpina




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