Asarum blumei




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.



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