Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subfamily | Scutellarioideae |
Scientific name | Scutellaria kiusiana H. Hara |
Synonyms | Scutellaria laeteviolacea Koidzumi var. discolor (H. Hara) H. Hara; Scutellaria kiusiana H. Hara forma albiflora H. Hara |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tuskushi tatsunami-sou (ツクシタツナミソウ, 筑紫立浪草 [meaning: Tsukushi sea spray weed (Tsukushi = an old name of Fukuoka Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
Description | Plants electing 20-30cm tall. Frowers purple or white (forma albiflora) corollas ca. 2cm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae) |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |