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 |