Family | CELASTRACEAE |
Genus species | Parnassia japonica Nakai |
Bibliography | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 470 (1926) |
Native Range | wc. Japan |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | basal leaves in rosette, petiolate, adaxially dark green, reniform, to 6cm across, stem leaves reniform, smaller, flowers solitary, 3cm, sepals brown punctate |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | fresh seed, germ. 3-12 months, 13-16°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Parnassia foliosa var. japonica (Nakai) Ohwi Parnassia foliosa ssp. japonica (Nakai) Kitam. & Murata Parnassia yudzuruana T.Ito |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |