Pyrola renifolia




Family Ericaceae (also placed in Pyrolaceae)
Subfamily Monotropoideae
Tribe Pyroleae
Scientific name Pyrola renifolia Maximovicz
Synonyms Pyrola soldanellifolia H. Andres
Common name (Japanese common name) jin-you ichi-yaku-sou (ジンヨウイチヤクソウ, 腎葉一薬草 [meaning: kidney shaped leaves ichi-yaku-sou (ichi-yaku-sou = Pyrola japonica)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin), Korea, China
Habitat Subalpine or mountane needleleaf trees forest.
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves 1-3cm long, 1.5-4cm wide, pedicels 2-5cm long. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers white ca. 1-1.2 cm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Pyrola renifolia Maximowicz
Pyrola renifolia Maxim.
Uber die Bestandteile der Pyrolazeen. XI. Die Bestandteile der Pyrola renifolia MAXIM. (1).



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
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji