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 |