Scutellaria muramatsui




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Scutellarioideae
Scientific name Scutellaria muramatsui H. Hara
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) dewa-no-tatsunami-sou (デワノタツナミソウ, 出羽立浪草 [meaning: Dewa sea spray weed (Dewa = an old name of Akita Prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (north of Kinki region, Japan Sea side)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2-3.5cm long. Flowers upper petal pale purple, lip petal white (non or mere spotted), flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Chromosome numbers of Japanese Scutellaria (Lamiaceae)



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