Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
Tribe | Sileneae |
Scientific name | Silene keiskei Miquel var. minor (Takeda) Ohwi & H. Ohashi |
Synonyms | Silene keiskei Miquel var. minor (Takeda) Ohwi & H. Ohashi forma albescens (Takeda) H. Ohashi, Tateishi & H. Nakai; Melandrium keiskei (Miquel) Ohwi var. minus Takeda; Melandrium keiskei (Miquel) Ohwi var. minus Takeda forma albescens (Takeda) Honda |
Common name | (Japanese common name) biranji (ビランジ [meaning of biranji is unknown]) |
(English common name) Japanese Campion | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Alpine or subalpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping 50-60cm tall, hairy. Flowers pink or white (forma albescens) ca. 2cm across, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |