Family | Ranunculaceae |
Subfamily | Ranunculoideae |
Tribe | Anemoneae |
Scientific name | Anemone hepatica L. var. pubescens Hiroe |
Synonyms | Hepatica nobilis Schreber var. pubescens (M. Hiroe) Kitamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ke-suhama-sou (ケスハマソウ, 毛州浜草 [meaning: hairy sandbank like leaves weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28, 42 |
Description | Leaves 2-5.5cm wide. Flowers white or pale purple ca. 1.5-2cm across, flowering in February to May. Evergreen. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Nuclear DNA content in the genus Hepatica (Ranunculaceae) |
February 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
March 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |