Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
Subfamily | Faboideae |
Tribe | Galegeae |
Subtribe | Astragalinae |
Scientific name | Oxytropis retusa Matsumura |
Synonyms | Oxytropis hidakamontana Miyabe & Tatewaki; Oxytropis kudoana Miyabe & Tatewaki var. hidakamontana (Miyabe & Tatewaki) S. Watanabe; Oxytropis revoluta Ledebour subsp. hidakamontana (Miyabe & Tatewaki) Toyokuni; Oxytropis revoluta Ledebour var. hidakamontana (Miyabe & Tatewaki) H. Ohashi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hidaka miyama-no-endou (ヒダカミヤマノエンドウ, 日高御山豌豆 [meaning: Hidaka Mountains pea]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (Hidaka Mountains) |
(Other nations) Russia (Kril Islands)? | |
Habitat | Alpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants creeping ca. 10cm long. Leaves ca. 11-17 leaflets, each ca. 5-10mm long. Flowers purple ca. 2cm long, flowering in June to August. Subshrub. |
Reference | Oxytropis retusa Matsum. |
Oxytropis revoluta Ledeb. Var. hikakamontana (Miyabe & Tatew.)H.Ohashi | |
Note | Photos below are those of a plant which was cultivated by Mr. Yuichi Toda and displayed at the Wild Plants Show 2009 in Mito City Botanical Park. |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |
May 2009 at Mito City Botanical Park |