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| Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
| October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
| Family | Saxifragaceae |
| Scientific name | Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Synonyms | Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zuccarini forma atropurpurea (Makino) Nemoto; Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zuccarini forma breviloba H. Hara; Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zuccarini forma incisa (Takeda) Nemoto; Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zuccarini forma variegata (Nakai) H. Hara; Saxifraga cortusaefolia var. madida Maximovicz; Saxifraga madida (Maximovicz) Makino; Saxifraga serotina Siplivinskii |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) jin-ji-sou (ジンジソウ, 人字草 [meaning: '人' shape flower weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) China | |
| Habitat | Subalpine or mountain wet rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Scapes 10-35cm tall. Leaves 2-17cm long, 3-19cm wide, petioles 5-20cm long. Flowers white or pink (forma atropurpurea), upper 3 petals each 3mm long, lower 2 white petals each 1.5-2.5cm long, 10 stamens, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zucc. |
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| Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
| October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
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| Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
| October 2006 at mountane fall in Ohita Prefecture |
