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| August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
| Family | Orobanchaceae (also placed in Scrophulariaceae) |
| Scientific name | Pedicularis chamissonis Steven var. japonica (Miquel) Maximovicz |
| Synonyms | Pedicularis chamissonis Steven var. japonica (Miquel) Maximovicz forma albiflora Horii; Pedicularis chamissonis Steven subsp. japonica (Miquel) Ivanina |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yotsuba-shiogama (ヨツバシオガマ, 四葉塩竈 [meaning: four lieves Shiogama (meaning of Shiogama is unknown)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Alpine |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=14 (2x) |
| Description | Plants 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2.5-6cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Flowers calyx 5-7mm long, purple or white (forma albiflora) corollas ca. 1.5cm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 8-10mm long, seeds 2.5mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. |
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| August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
August 2005 at Hachimantai Highland |
