Oxytropis megalantha




Family Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Galegeae
Subtribe Astragalinae
Scientific name Oxytropis megalantha H. Boissieu
Synonyms Oxytropis austrosachalinensis auct., non Vassilczenko ex N. S. Pavlova; Oxytropis megalantha H. Boissieu forma albiflora Ohba
Common name (Japanese common name) rebun-sou (レブンソウ, 礼文草 [meaning: Rebun Island weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Rebun Island)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Alpine rocks
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants creeping 5-15cm long. Leaves ca. 10 pairs leaflets. Flowers purple or merely white (forma albiflora) ca. 2cm, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Oxytropis megalantha H. Boissieu
Note Endemic to Japan.



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden