Shibateranthis pinnatifida




Family Ranunculaceae
Subamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Actaeeae
Scientific name Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Maximovicz) Satake et Okuyama
Synonyms Eranthis byunsanensis B.Y.Sun; Eranthis pinnatifida Maximovicz; Shibateranthis keiskei (Franchet & Savatier) Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) setsubun-sou (セツブンソウ, 節分草 [meaning: setsubun weed (Setsubun = the day before the calendrical beginning of spring)])
(English common name) winterstern
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Scapes 5-15cm tall. Flowers white ca. 2cm across, flowering in Feburuary to March. Perennial plants.
Reference Eranthis pinnatifida Maxim.
Note Native to Japan



February 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
February 2008
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



March 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden



March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Hiroshima Botanical Garden



March 2006
at mountane forest
March 2006
at mountane forest
March 2006
at mountane forest



April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden