Saxifraga acerifolia




Family Saxifragaceae
Scientific name Saxifraga acerifolia Wakabayashi & Satomi
Synonyms Saxifraga cortusaefolia Siebold & Zuccarini var. partita Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) echizen-dai-monji-sou (エチゼンダイモンジソウ, 越前大文字字草 [meaning: Echizen '大' shape flower weed (Echizen=an old name of Fukui Prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Ishikawa Prefecture, Fukui Prefecture, Nara Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat mountain wet rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Scapes 20-40cm tall. Leaves 4-9cm long. Flowers white, upper 3 petals each 4-7mm long, lower 2 petals each 10-20mm long, stamens 10 each 3.5-5mm long, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants.
Reference Saxifraga acerifolia Wakabayashi & Satomi
Saxifraga acerifolia Wakabayashi et Satomi
On Saxifraga Sect. Diptera of Japan, with Description of a New Species [PDF]
Saxifraga cortusaefolia Sieb. et Zucc. var. partita Makino



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