Adenophora divaricata




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



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