Circaea alpina




Family Onagraceae
Subfamily Onagroideae
Tribe Circaeeae
Scientific name Circaea alpina L.
Synonyms Circaea caulescens (Komarov) Nakai ex H. Hara forma ramosissima H. Hara; Circaea caulescens (Komarov) Nakai ex H. Hara var. glabra H. Hara; Circaea caulescens (Komarov) Nakai ex H. Hara var. rosulata H. Hara; Circaea lutetiana L. subsp. alpina (L.) H. Léveillé
Common name (Japanese common name) miyama-tanitade (ミヤマタニタデ, 深山谷蓼 [meaning: high mountain tanitade (tanitade = Circaea erubescens)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Mongolia
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants 5-20cm tall. Leaves 1-4cm long. Flowers white, inflorescences 3-10cm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits ca. 1.5mm long. Pelennial plants.
Reference Circaea alpina Linnaeus
Circaea alpina L.



July 2009
at forest edge in Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at forest edge in Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at forest edge in Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at forest edge in Mt. Fuji