Saxifraga fortunei var. jotanii




Family Saxifragaceae
Scientific name Saxifraga fortunei Hooker f. var. jotanii (Honda) Wakabayashi
Synonyms Saxifraga fortunei Hooker f. var. crassifolia auct., non (Engler & Irmscher) Nakai; Saxifraga jotanii Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) izunoshima-dai-monji-sou (イズノシマダイモンジソウ, 伊豆島大文字草 [meaning: Izu Islands letter of '' like flower weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Chiba Prefecture, Izu Islands)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Seaside wet rocks, mountane streamside
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 5-40cm tall. Leaves ca. 3-5cm long. Flowers white ca. 1cm across, flowering in October to January. Perennial plants.
Reference Saxifraga fortunei Hook. f. var. jotanii (Honda) Wakab.
Note Rare species.



November 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden