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| July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
| Family | Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae) |
| Subfamily | Faboideae |
| Tribe | Trifolieae |
| Scientific name | Trifolium lupinaster L. |
| Synonyms | Lupinaster pentaphyllus Moench; Lupinaster purpurascens de Candolle; Pentaphyllon lupinaster (L.) Persoon; Trifolium albens Loudon; Trifolium baicalense Belyaeva & Siplivinskii; Trifolium ciswolgense Sprygin ex Iljin & Truchaleva; Trifolium dimediatum Salisbury; Trifolium litwinowii Iljin; Trifolium lupinaster L. var. albiflorum Séringe; Trifolium lupinaster L. var. oblongifolia Séringe; Trifolium lupinaster L. var. purpurascens Ledebour; Trifolium lupinastrum St. Lager; Trifolium pacificum Bobrov; Trifolium romanicum Brandza |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shajiku-sou (シャジクソウ, 車軸草 [meaning: wheel weed]) |
| (English common name) lupine clover | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, eastern Europa | |
| Habitat | Subalpine or mountane rocks or field, seaside |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
| Description | Plants 20-40cm tall. Leaves 3-5 pinnate, leaflets each 1.5-4cm long, 5-10mm wide. Flowers red or pink 12-14mm long, calyx lobes 3-7mm long, flowering in June to September. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Trifolium lupinaster L. |
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| July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
July 2008 at Utsukushigahara Highland |
