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 |