Family | Aristolochiaceae |
Subfamily | Asaroideae |
Scientific name | Asarum blumei Duchartre |
Synonyms | Heterotropa blumei (Duchartre) F. Maekawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ranyou-aoi (ランヨウアオイ, 乱葉葵 [meaning: variegated leaf winter hollyhock]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane or subalpine forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
Description | Plants ca. 10-20cm tall. Leaves 5-15cm long. Flowers white ca. 2.5-3cm across, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Asarum blumei Duch. |
Note | Rare species. |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |