Silene keiskei forma procumbens




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