Alpine bell-like winter leaf
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Alpine bell-like winter leaf ( Shortia soldanelloides ) |
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The alpine bell-like winter leaf or fringed winter leaf ( Shortia soldanelloides ) is a species of the genus Shortia in the Diapensiaceae family .
features
The alpine bell-like winter leaf is an evergreen, perennial, herbaceous plant . The leaf blade is 0.6 to 12 inches long and wide, oval or circular and often heart-shaped at the base. The inflorescence is terminal and 2- to 12-flowered. The corolla lobes are slashed and colored pink or white. The sterile stamens are linear.
The flowering period extends from March to April.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 12.
Occurrence
The alpine bell-like winter leaf occurs in Japan in southern Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in dry, stony places at altitudes of 200 to 2000 meters.
Taxonomy
A synonym for Shortia soldanelloides (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino is Schizocodon soldanelloides Siebold & Zucc.
use
The alpine bell-like winter leaf is rarely used as an ornamental plant for alpine houses. The species has been in culture since 1982 at the latest.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schizocodon soldanelloides at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
