Family | Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae) |
Subamily | Nepetoideae |
Tribe | Mentheae |
Scientific name | Salvia omerocalyx Hayata |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tajima tamura-sou (タジマタムラソウ, 但馬田村草 [meaning: Tajima tamura weed (Tajima = an old name of Hyogo Prefecture, meaning of tamura is unknown)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Japan Sea side of Kyoto Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 10-35cm tall. Leaves 2-7cm long, 1.3-5cm wide. Flowers purple corollas 10-13mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
May 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |