Pternopetalum tanakae




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Pternopetalum tanakae (Franchet & Savatier) Handel-Mazzetti
Synonyms Carum tanakae Franchet & Savatier; Cryptotaeniopsis tanakae (Franchet & Savatier) H. de Boissieu; Pimpinella tanakae (Franchet & Savatier) Diels; Pternopetalum tanakae (Franchet & Savatier) Handel-Mazzetti var. tanakae (C. B. Clarke) Ridley
Common name (Japanese common name) iwa-sen-tou-sou (イワセントウソウ, 岩仙洞草 [meaning rocks sen-tou-sou (sen-tou-sou = Chamaele decumbens)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Mountane or subalpine forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Flowers white, flowering in March to July. Fruits 2-2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Pternopetalum tanakae (Franchet & Savatier) Handel-Mazzetti
Pternopetalum tanakae (Franch. & Sav.) Hand.-Mazz.



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji