Salvia lutescens var. crenata




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
Scientific name Salvia lutescens (Koidzumi) Koidzumi var. crenata (Makino) Murata
Synonyms Salvia japonica Thunberg ex Murray var. intermedia forma crenata Makino; Salvia lutescens (Koidzumi) Koidzumi var. crenata (Makino) Murata forma leucantha Murata; Salvia lutescens (Koidzumi) Koidzumi var. intermedia (Makino) Murata forma crenata (Makino) Murata
Common name (Japanese common name) miyama-natsu-no-tamura-so (ミヤマナツノタムラソウ, 深山夏田村草 [meaning: mountain summer tamura weed (meaning of tamura is unknown)]), ke-natsu-no-tamura-sou (ケナツノタムラソウ, 毛夏田村草 [meaning: hairy summer tamura weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Flowers pale purple or white (forma leucantha) corollas ca. 10mm long, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Note Salvia lutescens Koidzumi var. intermedia (Makino) Murata (syn. Salvia omerocalyx Hayata var. intermedia (Makino) F. Maekawa, Japanese common name = natsu-no-tamura-so) occurs in west of Shizuoka Prefecture of Honshu.



July 2008
at Mt. Haruna
July 2008
at Mt. Haruna
July 2008
at Mt. Haruna



July 2008
at Mt. Haruna