Maple-larch - Maple-larch

Japanese: モミジカラマツ - もみじからまつ

A perennial herb of the Ranunculaceae family (illustration) that grows in moist grasslands in the alpine and subalpine zones, and sometimes in grasslands along mountain streams. It reproduces vegetatively by sending out creeping branches underground, and usually grows in colonies. There is usually one basal leaf, but sometimes two or three, with a long petiole, and the leaf blade, 5-20 (30) cm long, is cordate at the base, palmately divided into 7-9 lobes, and the lobes have sharp notched serrations. The stem is 30-60 cm tall and slightly branched at the top. The upper cauline leaves are similar to the basal leaves, but are small and stalkless.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高山帯，亜高山帯の湿った草地，ときには山地の渓流に沿った草地などに生えるキンポウゲ科の多年草(イラスト)。地中に匍匐（ほふく）枝を出して栄養繁殖をし，ふつう群生する。根出葉は多くは1枚，ときに2,3枚，長い葉柄があり，長さ5～20(30)cmの葉身は基部が心形，掌状に7～9裂し，裂片には欠刻状の鋭い鋸歯がある。茎は高さ30～60cm，上部でわずかに分枝する。上部の茎葉は根生葉に似るが，小型で柄がない。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

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