Ajuga yezoensis




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Ajugoideae
Scientific name Ajuga yezoensis Maximovicz ex Franchet & Savatier
Synonyms Ajuga yesoensis Maximovicz ex Franchet et Savatier forma albiflora Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) nishiki-goromo (ニシキゴロモ, 錦衣 [meaning: beautiful wearing])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (mainly in Japan Sea side), Shikoku
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 5-15cm tall. Leaves 2-6cm long, 1-3cm wide. Flowers purple or white (forma albiflora) corollas 11-13mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan.



April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Garden