Family | Ranunculaceae |
Subfamily | Isopyroideae |
Tribe | Isopyreae |
Subtribe | Isopyrineae |
Scientific name | Enemion raddeanum Regel |
Synonyms | Isopyrum raddeanum (Regel) Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) chichibu shirokane-sou (チチブシロカネソウ, 秩父白銀草 [meaning: Chichibu silver flower weed (Chichibu = an old name of Tochigi Prefecture)]; oh-shirokane-sou (オオシロカネソウ, 大白銀草 [meaning: large silver flower weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (east of Nagano Prefecture) |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Scapes 20-35cm tall. Flowers white ca. 12mm across, flowering in May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Enemion raddeanum Regel |
Enemion raddeanum Regel | |
Note | Rare species |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
May 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |