Spuriopimpinella calycina




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Spuriopimpinella calycina (Maximovicz) Kitagawa
Synonyms Aegopodium calycinum (Maximovicz) Voroshilov; Pimpinella calycina Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) ka-no-tsume-sou (カノツメソウ, 鹿爪草 [deer's nail weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=22
Description Plants 50-80cm long, non hair. Leaves 2-pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, each 3-14cm long, 1.5-6m wide. Flowers white, flowering in August to October. Fruits ca. 4-5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Pimpinella calycina Maximowicz



August 2008
at lowland forest edge
August 2008
at lowland forest edge
August 2008
at lowland forest edge



August 2008
at lowland forest edge