Family | Campanulaceae |
Subfamily | Campanuloideae |
Scientific name | Adenophora divaricata Franchet & Savatier |
Synonyms | Adenophora divaricata Franchet & Savatier forma angustifolia Hiyama; Adenophora divaricata Franchet & Savatier forma leucantha Mizushima; Adenophora divaricata Franchet & Savatier forma manshurica (Nakai ex Kitagawa) Kitagawa; Adenophora divaricata Franchet & Savatier var. manshurica Nakai ex Kitagawa; Adenophora manshurica Nakai; Adenophora polymorpha Ledebour var. divaricata (Franchet & Savatier) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) fukushima-shajin (フクシマシャジン, 福島沙参 [meaning: Fukushima Prefecture shajin (shajin = Japanese prununciation of a traditional Chinese medicine)]), hosoba-fukushima-shajin (ホソバフクシマシャジン, 細葉福島沙参 [meaning: narrow leaved fukushima shajin]), hiroha-shajin (ヒロハシャジン, 広葉沙参 [meaning: broad leaved shajin]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane or subalpine slope |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 60-100cm tall. Leaves 5-8cm long. Flowers blue or white corollas ca. 1.5-2cm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Adenophora divaricata Franch & Sav. |
Adenophora divaricata Franch. et Savat. f. leucantha Mizushima |
June 2009 at my home |
June 2009 at my home |
June 2009 at my home |
June 2009 at my home |