| Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
| Genus species | Asarum sakawanum Makino |
| Synonyms | Heterotropa sakawana (Makino) F.Maek. |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | leaves thick, long petiolate, ovate, 6-10cm long, acute, at base deeply cordate, ciliate, flowers glabrous, relatively large, tube of perianth globular, lobes obtuse, long |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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
sakawanum stellatum (F.Maek. ex Akasawa) T.Sugaw., Fl. Jap. [Iwatsuki & al., eds.] 2a: 373 (2006)
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