Dichocarpum nipponicum




Family Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Isopyroideae
Tribe Isopyreae
Subtribe Isopyrineae
Scientific name Dichocarpum nipponicum (Franchet) W. T. Wang et P. K. Hsiao
Synonyms Isopyrum nipponicum Franchet; Isopyrum ohwianum hort.
Common name (Japanese common name) adzuma shirokane-sou (アズマシロカネソウ, 東白銀草 [meaning: adzuma silver flower weed (adzuma = an old name of northeastern Japan)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (mainly Japan Sea side, south of Akita Prefecture, north of Fukui Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane wet field
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm wide. Flowers yellow-green (outside purple) 7-10mm across, flowering in April to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Dichocarpum nipponicum (Franch.) W.T.Wang & P.K.Hsiao



April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Gardem
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Gardem
April 2007
at Yukiguni Botanical Gardem