Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Lamioideae |
Scientific name | Chelonopsis yagiharana Hisauchi & Matsuno |
Synonyms | Chelonopsis moschata Miqel var. lasiocalyx Hayata |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ashitaka jako-so (アシタカジャコウソウ, 愛鷹麝香草 [meaning: Mt. Ashitaka fragrant weed]) |
(English common name) Japanese turtlehead | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=32 |
Description | Plants 15-40cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, 2-4cm wide. Flowers pueple corollas 3-4cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Comparative chromosomal characters of three Japanese species in Chelonopsis, Lamiaceae |
Chelonopsis moschata Miq. | |
Note | Native to Japan. Rare species. |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
September 2007 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |