Sanguisorba japonensis




Family Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Sanguisorbeae
Subtribe Sanguisorbinae
Scientific name Sanguisorba japonensis (Makino) Kudô ex S. Watanabe
Synonyms Sanguisorba L. canadensis var. japonensis Makino; Sanguisorba hakusanensis Makino var. japonensis (Makino) Ohwi
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo tou-uchi-sou (エゾトウウチソウ, 蝦夷唐打草 [Ezo tou-uchi weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, tou-uchi = Chinese beautiful string)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Hidaka Mountains)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane rocks near stream, wet field
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Plants electing 50-120cm tall. Leaves 4-6 pairs leaflets. Flowers pink or purple inflorescences 7-20cm long, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Trends in site-number change of rDNA loci during polyploid evolution in Sanguisorba (Rosaceae)
Note Rare species.



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



July 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden