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 |