Family | Violaceae |
Subfamily | Violoideae |
Tribe | Violeae |
Scientific name | Viola crassa Makino |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) takane-sumire (タカネスミレ, 高嶺菫 [meaning: high mountain viola]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Mt. Iwate, Mt. Komagatake, Mt. Yakushu) |
(Other nations) Russia (Kuril Islands, Kamchatka, Sakhalin), Korea, China (Xizang) | |
Habitat | Alpine rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Plants ca. 5-10cm tall. Leaves 2-4cm wide. Flowers yellow ca. 2cm across, flowering in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Viola crassa Makino |
Viola crassa Makino | |
Note | Rare species. |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |