kingdom Plantae - plants » divisio Magnoliophyta - flowering plants » class Rosopsida - eudicots » order Malpighiales » family Violaceae » tribus Violeae > genus Viola > Viola sect. Plagiostigma Godr. > Viola subsect. Adnatae W. Becker
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Common Name: eizan-saishin, eizan-sumire, ezo-sumire [Mt. Hiei viola, Eizan violet ] エイザンスミレ えいざんすみれ
Synon.: Viola chaerophylloides (Regel) W. Becker var. eizanensis (Makino) Ohwi; Viola dissecta Ledebour var. eizanensis Makino; Viola dissecta Ledebour var. chaerophylloides (Regel) Makino forma eizanensis (Makino) E. Ito
Description: Leaves 5-9 cm length (in flowering time).Flowers white or pink 2-2.5cm, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants.
Distributional Range: Native Asia-Temperate EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]
Habitat: Viola eizanensis grows in deciduous forests in low mountains from Honshu to Kyushu, and is often found in slightly damp places
References:
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) URL: www.skud.info
Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: = Viola dissecta Ledeb.; lists as V. eizanensis Makino
Igari, M. 1996. Wild violets of Japan Note: book almost entirely in Japanese
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. Note: = Viola dissecta var. chaerophylloides (Regel) Makino
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.). Note: = Viola dissecta var. chaerophylloides f. eizanensis (Makino) E. Ito
Eizan sumire or eizan violet, Viola eizanensis. Handcoloured woodblock print by Kono Bairei from Senshu no Hana (One Thousand Varieties of Flowers), Bunkyudo, Kyoto, 1900