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Asarum nipponicum F.Maek.  
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FamilyARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Genus speciesAsarum nipponicum F.Maek. 
BibliographyBot. Mag. [Tokyo] 46: 570 (1932)
Native RangeJapan (Honshu)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatthickets and woods
Descriptionleaves flat, broadly ovate, 6-10cm long, abaxially glabrous, obtuse or acute, flowers shortly pedicellate, sometimes subsessile, tube of perianth campanulate, lobes patent
Size10-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomearly spring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationcold, shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade
Propagationseed when ripe or as soon as possible
division in early and late summer
SynonymsAsarum blumei var. albidonebulosum Makino
Asarum blumei var. albivenium Makino
Asarum blumei var. viride Makino
Asarum kooyanum var. nipponicum (F.Maek.) Kitam.
Heterotropa nipponica (F.Maek.) F.Maek.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan)
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