Family | Boraginaceae |
Subfamily | Boraginoideae |
Scientific name | Trigonotis iinumae (Maximovicz) Makino |
Synonyms | Omphalodes icumae Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) turu-kameba-sou (ツルカメバソウ, 蔓亀葉草 [meaning: creeping turtle leavs weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 7-20cm. Leaves 3-5cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide. Flowers pale blue corollas ca. 1cm across, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |