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 |