Fragaria nipponica




Family Rosaceae
Subfamily Rosoideae
Tribe Potentilleae
Subtribe Fragariinae
Scientific name Fragaria nipponica Makino
Synonyms Fragaria nipponica Makino var. yezoensis (H. Hara) Kitamura; Fragaria nipponica Makino var. yakusimensis (Masamune) Masamune; Fragaria yakusimensis Masamune; Fragaria yezoensis H. Hara; Potentilla yakusimensis (Masamune) Mabberley
Common name (Japanese common name) shirobana hebi-ichogo (シロバナヘビイチゴ, 白花蛇苺 [meaning: white flower snake strawberry]), ezo-kusa-ichigo (エゾクサイチゴ, 蝦夷草苺 [meaning: Ezo herbal berry (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (Southeastern region), Honshu (north of Central gegion), Kyushu (Yakushima Island)
(Other nations) Russia (Kurile Islands), Korea
Habitat Mountane forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=14 (2x)
Description Plants 15-20cm long. Leaves 3-7cm long. Flowers white ca. 15-20mm across, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Fragaria nipponica Makino
New versus old scientific names in strawberries (Fragaria L.)
Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)



June 2009
at Karuizawa Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden