Family | Gentianaceae |
Tribe | Gentianeae |
Subtribe | Gentianinae |
Scientific name | Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett |
Synonyms | Gentiana anomorensis H. Léveillé; Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett forma albiflora Tuyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) fude-rindou (フデリンドウ, 筆竜胆 [meaning: brush gentian]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin, Kril Islands), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest or forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=20 |
Description | Plants electing stem 5-10cm tall. Leaves 5-12mm long, 3-10mm wide. Flowers calyxs 12-16mm long, blue or pale purple corollas 18-25mm long, flowering in April to May. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Gentiana zollingeri Fawcett |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |