| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum nipponicum F.Maek. |
| Synonyms | Heterotropa nipponicum (F.Maek.) F.Maek. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves flat, broadly ovate, 6-10cm long, abaxially glabrous, obtuse or acute, flowers shortly pedicellate, sometimes subsessile, tube of perianth campanulate, lobes patent |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
nipponicum nankaiense (F.Maek.) T.Sugaw., Fl. Jap. [Iwatsuki & al., eds.] 2a: 383 (2006)
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