Family | Rosaceae |
Subfamily | Rosoideae |
Tribe | Colurieae |
Scientific name | Geum japonicum Thunberg |
Synonyms | Geum iyoanum Koidzumi; Geum japonicum Thunberg forma iyoanum (Koidzumi) H. Ikeda; Geum japonicum Thunberg var. iyoanum Murata |
Common name | (Japanese common name) daikon-sou (ダイコンソウ, 大根草 [meaning: white radish weed]) |
(English common name) Japanese avens | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea | |
Habitat | Mountane forest edge. |
Chromosomal number | 2n=42 |
Description | Plants 40-70cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long. Flowers yellow 15-20mm across, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Geum japonicum Thunb. |
Geum japonicum Thunberg var. chinense F. Bolle |
July 2007 at mountane roadside |
July 2007 at mountane roadside |
July 2007 at mountane roadside |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |