Oxytropis nigrescens var. sericea




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