Anemonopsis macrophylla




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