Scrophularia alata




Family Scrophulariaceae
Tribe Scrophularieae
Scientific name Scrophularia alata A. Gray
Synonyms Scrophularia grayana Maximovicz ex Komarov
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-hina-no-usutsubo (エゾヒナノウスツボ, 蝦夷雛臼壷 [meaning: Ezo rural mortar like pot (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) coastal area of Hokkaido, Honshu (Japan Sea side - east of Ishiwaka Prefecture; Pacific Ocean side - north of Iwate Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia (Far East)
Habitat Mountane fields
Chromosomal number 2n=94 [cf. Scrophularia umbrosa Dumortier (syn. Scrophularia alata sensu Gilibert, non A. Gray): 2n=26]
Description Plants electing 90-150cm tall. Leaves 8-15cm long, 6-9cm wide. Flowers yellow green and brown corollas 8-10mm long, flowering in June to July. Fruits 5-7mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Scrophularia alata A. Gray
Intraspecific morphological and genetic differentiation in Scrophularia grayana (Scrophulariaceae)
Note Relatively rare.



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden