Aconogonon ajanense




Family Polygonaceae
Subfamily Polygonoideae
Scientific name Aconogonon ajanense (Regel & Tiling) H. Hara
Synonyms Pleuropteropyrum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Nakai; Polygonum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Grigorjev; Polygonum polymorphum Ledebour var. ajanense Regel & Tiling
Common name (Japanese common name) hime iwa-tade (ヒメイワタデ, 姫岩蓼 [meaning: dwarf rocks Polygonum])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) Russia, Korea
Habitat Alpine rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=20 (2x)
Description Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2.5-7cm long. Flowers pale yellow perianth ca. 2.5-4mm long, flowering in July to August. Perrenial plants.
Reference Polygonum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Grigorjev



April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden