Family | Boraginaceae |
Scientific name | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zuccarini |
Synonyms | Lithospermum officinale L. subsp. erythrorhizon (Siebold & Zuccarini) Handel-Mazzetti; Lithospermum officinale L. var. japonicum Miquel; Lithospermum officinale L. var. erythrorhizon (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) murasaki [purple] |
(English common name) purple gromwell, red gromwell, red-root gromwell | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants electing 40-70cm. Leaves 3-7cm length, 7-20mm. Flowers white corollas 5mm, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc. |
Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zuccarini |
May 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |