Rock lizard - Rock lizard

Japanese: イワシャジン - いわしゃじん
Rock lizard - Rock lizard

A perennial plant of the Campanulaceae family (APG classification: Campanulaceae). The stem is 20-40 cm long. The basal leaves are ovate, and the stem leaves are broadly linear. From September to October, the plant hangs down from shady rocks and blooms purple bell-shaped flowers. It is distributed in western Kanto and southeastern Chubu region. The Houoshajin variety is a small alpine type that is distributed on Mount Houo in the Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps).

[Hideo Takahashi October 20, 2021]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

キキョウ科(APG分類:キキョウ科)の多年草。茎は長さ20~40センチメートル。根出葉は卵形、茎葉は広線形である。9~10月、日陰の岩場に垂れ下がって紫色の鐘形花を開く。関東西部、中部地方南東部に分布する。変種ホウオウシャジンは小形の高山型で赤石山脈(南アルプス)の鳳凰山(ほうおうざん)に分布する。

[高橋秀男 2021年10月20日]

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