Valeriana flaccidissima




Family Valerianaceae
Scientific name Valeriana flaccidissima Maximovicz
Synonyms Valeriana faberi Graebner; Valeriana hardwickii Wallich var. diversifolia Miquel; Valeriana nokozanensis Yamamoto
Common name (Japanese common name) turu-kanoko-sou (ツルカノコソウ, 蔓鹿子草 [meaning: vine dappled weed]), yama-kanoko-sou (ヤマカノコソウ, 山鹿子草 [meaning: mountain dappled weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 20-40cm tall. Flowers white or pale pink corolla 5-7mm across, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Hair dyeing by iridoid glycosides and aglycons thereof (US Patent 5078750/1992)



May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest



May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest



May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest
May 2006
at edge of mountane forest