Family | Saxifragaceae |
Scientific name | Saxifraga bronchialis L. subsp. funstonii (Small) Hultén var. rebunshirensis (Engler & Irmscher) H. Hara |
Synonyms | Saxifraga cherlerioides D. Don var. rebunshirensis (Engler & Irmscher) H. Hara; Saxifraga rebunshirensis (Engler & Irmscher) Siplivinskii |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shikotan-sou (シコタンソウ, 色丹草 [meaning: Shikotan Island weed]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central gerion) |
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands) | |
Habitat | Alpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26, 38, 48, 49, 50, 150 |
Description | Plants 2-15cm tall. Leaves 6-15mm long, 1-3mm wide. Scapes electing 2-12cm tall. Flowers 5 white ptals each 4-7mm long, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Saxifraga bronchialis L. |
Saxifraga bronchialis Linnaeus |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |
July 2008 at Alpine Botanical Garden in Yuzawa Highland |