Elsholtzia nipponica




Family Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Elsholtzieae
Scientific name Elsholtzia nipponica Ohwi
Synonyms Elsholtzia argyi H. Léveillé var. nipponica (Ohwi) Murata
Common name (Japanese common name) huto-bo naginata-koju (フトボナギナタコウジュ, 太穂薙刀香薷 [thick inflorescences partisan koju (koju = Elsholtzia weeds)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Kyushu
(Other nations) unknown
Habitat Subalpine or mountane field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 30-60cm tall. Leaves 2.5-7cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 2-5cm long, 10mm wide, bracts hairy, pink corollas 4-5mm long, stamens longer than corollas, flowering in September to October. Annual plants.
Reference Elsholtzia argyi H. Léveillé
Note Maybe native to Japan.
Corollas of Elsholtzia argyi H. Léveillé in China are 5-6mm and stamens are long.



October 2006
at Utsukushigahara highland
October 2006
at Utsukushigahara highland
October 2006
at Utsukushigahara highland