| Scientific name |
Glaucidium palmatum Siebold et Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Glaucidium paradoxum Makino; Hydrastis jezoensis Siebold ex Miquel |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) shirane aoi [Mt. Shirane's hollyhock] |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) none |
| Chromosomal number |
unknown |
| Description |
Plants 20-30cm (after flowering 40-50cm). Leaves 20-30cm. Flowers 4 blue
sepals each 5cm, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
| Note |
Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
