Family | Ranunculaceae |
Subfamily | Ranunculoideae |
Tribe | Actaeeae |
Scientific name | Anemonopsis macrophylla Siebold et Zuccarini |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) renge-shoma (レンゲショウマ, 蓮華升麻 [meaning: lotus shoma (shoma = Cimicifugae Rhizoma)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Fukushima Prefecture, north of Nara Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Scapes 40-70cm tall. Flowers 7-10 pale purple calyxs each 15-20mm long, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |
July 2007 at my home |