Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Nepetoideae |
Tribe | Mentheae |
Scientific name | Meehania urticifolia (Miquel) Makino |
Synonyms | Cedronella urticifolia (Miquel) Maximowicz; Dracocephalum urticifolium Miquel; Dracocephalum sinense S. Moore; Glechoma urticifolia (Miquel) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) rasho-mon-kazura (ラショウモンカズラ, 羅生門葛 [meaning: Rasho-mon gate vine]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants electing 20-30cm tall. Leaves 2-5cm long, 2-3.5cm wide. Flowers calyxs ca. 13mm long, purple corollas 4-5cm long, 4 stamens, flowering in April to May. Fruits ca. 3mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Meehania urticifolia (Miq.) Makino |
Meehania urticifolia (Miquel) Makino |
May 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
May 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
May 2007 at Institute for Nature Study |
May 2006 at Akagi Nature Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Nature Park |
May 2006 at Akagi Nature Park |
April 2006 at Mt. Aso |
April 2006 at Mt. Aso |
April 2006 at Mt. Aso |