Ajuga shikotanensis forma hirsuta




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Ajugoideae
Scientific name Ajuga shikotanensis Miyabe & Tatewaki forma hirsuta (Honda) Murata
Synonyms Ajuga shikotanensis Miyabe & Tatewaki var. hirsuta (Honda) H. Hara
Common name (Japanese common name) turu-kako-sou (ケブカツルカコソウ, 毛深蔓夏枯草 [meaning: hairy creeping kako-sou (kako-sou = Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (north of Kinki region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Alpine or subalpine field
Chromosomal number 2n=64
Description Plants electing 10-30cm tall, hairy. Leaves 2-5cm long. Flowers white or pale purple corollas 7mm long, flowering in late May to July. Fruits ca.1.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Note Ajuga shikotanensis Miyabe & Tatewaki occurs in hillock field.



June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Nikko Botanical Garden