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 |