Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Galegeae |
Subtribe | Astragalinae |
Scientific name | Oxytropis nigrescens (Pallas) Fischer ex de Candolle var. sericea (Koidzumi) Schimizu |
Synonyms | Oxytropis japonica Maximovicz var. sericea Koidzumi; Oxytropis yezoensis Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo oyama-no-endo (エゾオヤマノエンドウ, 蝦夷御山豌豆 [meaning: Ezo mountain bean weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Taisetsu Mountains, Rebun Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Alpone rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 5-10cm long. Flowers purple (or merely white) ca. 2cm long, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Oxytropis nigrescens (Pall.) Fisch. ex DC. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |