Salvia omerocalyx




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