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 |