Ajuga yezoensis var. tsukubana




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Ajugoideae
Scientific name Ajuga yezoensis Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier var. tsukubana Nakai
Synonyms Ajuga tsukubana (Nakai) Okuyama ex Murata & T.Yamazaki
Common name (Japanese common name) tsukuba kin-mon-sou (ツクバキンモンソウ, 筑波金紋草 [meaning: Mt. Tsukuba golden emblem weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kanto region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=32
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers corollas 11-13mm long, upper petals 1mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan.



May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2008
at Mt. Tsukuba