Dichocarpum trachyspermum




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Isopyroideae
Tribe Isopyreae
Subtribe Isopyrineae
Scientific name Dichocarpum trachyspermum (Maximovicz) W.T.Wang et Hsiao
Synonyms Isopyrum trachyspermum Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) tougoku-saba-no-o (トウゴクサバノオ, 東国鯖尾 [meaning: eastern region mackerel's tail])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane wet forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 10-20cm tall. Flowers five light yellow or white sepals each 5-7mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Note Native to Japan



April 2007
at mountaine forest
April 2007
at mountaine forest
April 2007
at mountaine forest



April 2006
at mountaine forest
April 2006
at mountaine forest
April 2006
at mountaine forest



April 2006
at mountaine forest
April 2006
at mountaine forest



May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba