Mitella acerina




Family Saxifragaceae
Scientific name Mitella acerina Makino
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) momiji-charumeru-sou (モミジチャルメルソウ, 紅葉チャルメル草 [meaning: maple leaved charamela weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kyoto Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane riverside
Chromosomal number 2n=28
Description Leaves 5-10cm long. Scapes 20-40cm tall. Flowers pale green or brown, flowering in March to May. Prerennial plants.
Reference Embryology of JapaneseMitella (Saxifragaceae) and its taxonomic significance
Nonuniform Concerted Evolution and Chloroplast Capture: Heterogeneity of Observed Introgression Patterns in Three Molecular Data Partition Phylogenies of Asian Mitella (Saxifragaceae)
Note Emdemic to Japan. Rare species.



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



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



March 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden