Family | Caryophyllaceae |
Subfamily | Caryophylloideae |
Tribe | Sileneae |
Scientific name | Silene keiskei Miquel forma procumbens Takeda |
Synonyms | Silene keiskei Miquel var. minor (Takeda) Ohwi & H. Ohashi forma procumbens (Takeda) Ohwi & H. Ohashi; Silene keiskei Miquel var. procumbens Takeda |
Common name | (Japanese common name) turu-biranji (ツルビランジ, 蔓ビランジ [meaning: vine biranji (meaning of biranji is unknown)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Subalpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping 50cm. Flowers pink (merely white) ca. 2cm, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |