Family | Gentianaceae |
Tribe | Gentianeae |
Subtribe | Gentianinae |
Scientific name | Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach |
Synonyms | Ericala thunbergii G. Don; Gentiana japonica Maximovicz, non Schultes; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma gracilis Nakai; Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach forma grandis Nakai; Gentiana trinervis (Thunberg) Marquand |
Common name | (Japanese common name) haru-rindou (ハルリンドウ, 春竜胆 [meaning: spring gentian]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin, Kril Islands), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane wet field |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Scapes electing 5-15cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long, 7-22mm wide. Flowers calyx 10-15mm long, blue or purple corolla 25-35mm long, flowering in March to May. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Gentiana thunbergii (G. Don) Grisebach |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden |