Family | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily | Campanuloideae |
Scientific name | Adenophora takedae Makino var. howozana (Takeda) Sugimoto ex J. Okazaki |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) houou shajin (ホウオウシャジン, 鳳凰沙参 [meaning: Mt. Houou shajin (shajin = Japanese pronunciation of a traditiona Chinese medicine)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Houou) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Alpine or subalpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 10-30cm long. Leaves 3-6cm long, 7-14mm wide (upper leaves 2-3mm wide). Flowers blue or white corollas 15-18mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
July 2009 at my home |
July 2009 at my home |
July 2009 at my home |
July 2009 at my home |
July 2009 at my home |