Family | ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
Genus species | Asarum savatieri Franch. |
Bibliography | J. Bot. [Morot] 12: 307 (1898) |
Native Range | Japan (c. Honshu) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | leaves ovate-orbiculate to broadly ovate, 5-7cm long, flowers ca. 15mm in diam., tube of perianth globular, 1cm long, lobes deltoid-ovate, patent |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 spring |
Synonyms | Asarum amagiense Makino Asarum pseudosavatieri F.Maek. Asarum savatieri var. iseanum T.Sugaw. Asarum savatieri var. pseudosavatieri (F.Maek.) T.Sugaw. Heterotropa pseudosavatieri (F.Maek.) F.Maek. ex Nemoto Heterotropa savatieri (Franch.) F.Maek. Heterotropa savatieri ssp. pseudosavatieri (F.Maek.) T.Sugaw. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |