Sanicula chinensis




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Sanicula chinensis Bunge
Synonyms Sanicula chinensis Hammer; Sanicula elata Miquel, non Hammer; Sanicula europaea L. subsp. chinensis (Bunge) Hultén; Sanicula europaea L. var. chinensis (Bunge) Diels; Sanicula kurilensis Pobedimova
Common name (Japanese common name) uma-no-mitsuba (ウマノミツバ, 馬三葉 [meaning: horse mitsuba = false mitsuba (mitsuba = Cryptotaenia japonica Hasskarl)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number n=4, 2n=8, 16
Description Plants electing 40-90cm tall. Leaves 3 leaflets each 4-11cm long. Flowers white, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Sanicula chinensis Bunge
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July 2007
at lowland forest
July 2007
at lowland forest
July 2007
at lowland forest



July 2007
at lowland forest
July 2007
at lowland forest