Echigo bellflower - Echigo bellflower

...It is also found in the Amur region, the Korean peninsula, and China, but in Japan it is widely distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu, with a large variation. Similar species include the vine white P. fragarioides L., which produces stolons, and the diamond-shaped P. togasii Ohwi, which has 3-7 leaflets. Plants in the genus Potentilla are distributed almost worldwide, but are particularly common in the temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, with about 500 species. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Echigojimushi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…アムール地方，朝鮮半島，中国にも産するが，日本では，北海道から九州まで広く分布し，変異は大きい。走出枝を出すツルキジムシロP.fragarioides L.，小葉が3～7枚でひし形になるエチゴキジムシロP.togasii Ohwiなどは似た種類である。　キジムシロ属の植物はほとんど汎世界的に分布するが，とくに北半球の温帯に多く，約500種ある。…

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