Viola kusanoana : {Japanese Name : Oo-tachitubo Sumire}
Viola kusanoana
Viola kusanoana Viola kusanoana
Fukui / April 3, 2008 alt.=40m

Viola kusanoana
Iwate / May 15, 2011

Viola kusanoana Viola kusanoana
Niigata / April 29, 2001 Fukui / April 3, 2008
Section Trigonocarpae Gordon
Scientific Name Type species Viola kusanoana Makino : {Oo-tachitubo Sumire} Published in: Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 26:173 (1912)
Form
Viola kusanoana f. alba Masamune : {Sirobana Oo-tachitubo Sumire}
Viola kusanoana f. rosea Nagasawa : {Momoiro Oo-tachitubo Sumire}
Viola kusanoana f. subrosea H. Igarashi : {Salirairo Oo-tachitubo Sumire} Published in: J. Jap. Bot.,75(3): 186 (2000)
Viola kusanoana f. brevicalcarata (H.Hara) F.Maek. : {Hidaka Tatitubo Sumire}

(infraspecific Name)Viola kusanoana f. subrosea H.Igarashi
Synonym
Viola dageletiana Nakai
Viola insularis Nakai
Viola kusanoana var. glabra Nakai
Viola silvestriformis W.Becker Published in: Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2, 34:242. (1916)
Viola mutsuensis W. Becker Published in: Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2, 34:241. (1916)
Origin kusanoana : originating in a name of person: Mr. Shunsuke Kusano (fungiologist).
Common names 【Korean】큰졸방제비꽃
Stalk Form A flower scape is extended from a stalk, and a flower blooms from each scape.
Habitat It grows wild under the bright wood of mountain.
Distribution Japan domestic The region of heavy snows in North Japan to San-in. It is said that the habitat was almost corresponding to the region of the maximum snowfall 50cm or more.
Japan overseas East Asia, Sakhalin (Kurile Islands), the Korean Peninsula (Kyongsang puk), the China northeast part.
Others In rare cases, there are documents that describe "Viola kusanoana is Japan's endemic species." Certainly, there are very few overseas documents. The description of this site follows the report of Eisuke Hama and the overseas database.
Flower Shape Large size.
Color Generally, light purple.
Spur White.
Season Long (from March to June).
Stigma Rod shape.
Aromatic There are individual differences.
Others
Leaf Shape Egg shape. The venation is dented.
Color Both sides are dark green.
Others
Seed Shape
Color
Others
Characteristics of roots
Endangered Information Aich:ThreatenedⅠ, Tokushima:ThreatenedⅠ
Type Specimen Sapporo, Aomori, Yamagata, Shimane
Chromosome Number 2n=20
Reference Information
Others In early stages of the flower season, the leaf is round from both ends in many cases.

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Hyogo / April 20, 2022

Viola kusanoana Viola kusanoana
Niigata / April 26, 2010 alt.=50m

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Hokkaido / May 10, 2010 alt.=60-180m

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