Aconitum umbrosum




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Ranunculoideae
Tribe Delphinieae
Scientific name Aconitum umbrosum (Korshinsky) Komarov
Synonyms Aconitum gigas H. Léveillé & Vaniot var. hondoense (Nakai) Tamura & Lauener; Aconitum lycoctonum L. forma umbrosum Korshinsky; Aconitum paishanense Kitagawa; Lycoctonum paishanense (Kitagawa) Nakai var. hondoense Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) oh-reijin-sou (オオレイジンソウ, 大伶人草 [meaning: large beauty weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Subalpine forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 6-20cm long. Flowers pale yellow ca. 2.5cm long, spurs ca. 4-5mm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Aconitum umbrosum (Korshinsky) Komarov



Photo by Madame Popow
August 2006
at Mt. Kashima-yarigatake