Ajuga boninsimae




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Ajugoideae
Scientific name Ajuga boninsimae Maximovicz
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) shima-kako-sou (シマカコソウ, 島夏枯草 [meaning: Ogasawara Islands kako weed (kako = plants which leaves are dead in summer time)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Ogasawara Islands
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants ca. 20-30cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in December to March. Perennial plants.
Reference Ajuga boninsimae Maxim.
Note Native to Japan. Rare species.



March 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
December 2006
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden