Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
Tribe | Mentheae |
Scientific name | Clinopodium macranthum (Makino) H. Hara |
Synonyms | Clinopodium chinense (Bentham) O. Kuntze var. macranthum Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) miyama kuruma bana (ミヤマクルマバナ, 深山車花 [meaning: high mountain wheel flowers]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Japan Sea side; north of Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane rocks or field (low mountain - subalpine) |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 10-40cm tall. Leaves hairy, 3-5cm long, 2-3.5cm wide, petioles ca. 5mm long. Flowers bracteoles linear 3-6mm long, bracteoles and calyxs hairy, pale purple or pink corollas ca. 15-20mm long, flowering in June to August (June to July in low mountain; Jult to August in high mountain). Fruits ca. 1mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Clinopodium chinese (Benth.) O.Kuntze var. macranthum Makino |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
I identified this plant below as Clinopodium macranthum. However, as a matter of possibility, this plant might be an unknown Clinopodium species or a natural hybrid of Clinopodium. |
June 2008 at mountain road in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at mountain road in Niigata Prefecture |
June 2008 at mountain road in Niigata Prefecture |