Pyrola asarifolia subsp. incarnata




Family Ericaceae (also placed in Pyrolaceae)
Subfamily Monotropoideae
Tribe Pyroleae
Scientific name Pyrola asarifolia Michaux subsp. incarnata (de Candolle) E. Haber & H. Takahashi
Synonyms Pyrola asarifolia Michaux var. incarnata (de Candolle) Fernald; Pyrola asarifolia Michaux var. purpurea (Bunge) Fernald; Pyrola incarnata (de Candolle) Fischer; Pyrola incarnata (de Candolle) Fischer var. ovatifolia Y.Z. Zhao; Pyrola rotundifolia L. subsp. incarnata (de Candolle) Krylov; Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. incarnata de Candolle; Pyrola rotundifolia L. var. purpurea Bunge
Common name (Japanese common name) benibana-ichi-yaku-sou (ベニバナイチヤクソウ, 紅花一薬草 [meaning:  red flower one medicine weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Subalpine or mountane forest.
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 3-5cm long, 2.5-4.5cm wide. Scapes 10-25cm tall. Flowers red 12-15mm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Pyrola asarifolia Michx. subsp. incarnata (DC.) Haber & Hideki Takah.
Pyrola asarifolia subsp. incarnata (DC.) Haber & Hir. Takah.
Pyrola asarifolia subsp. incarnata (de Candolle) E. Haber & H. Takahashi



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji