Details of genus: Romanzoffia Cham. [2651]
genus_ja:
genus_en:
# spp.: 5
pub_year: 1820
accepted: Accepted
Family: Boraginaceae
family_ja: ムラサキ
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Citation:| data_source | Kind of information | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kew Gardens (2017) Plants of the world online (POWO). Accessed on 13 May 2022 | Scientific name & others | Show this data_source |
distribution_en: W N America to Aleutians
description_en: Genus of 4 species of low-growing, clump-forming perennials, with tuber-like roots, from shaded, rocky, alpine, or woodland habitats in W. North America and the Aleutian Islands. They produce tufts of rounded or kidney-shaped, lobed or deeply scalloped leaves, which die back after flowering and re-emerge in autumn. The bell- or funnel-shaped flowers, each with 5 rounded petal lobes and conspicuous anthers, are borne in raceme-like cymes in early summer. Suitable for a woodland garden, rock garden, peat bed, or for growing in an alpine house.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Sow seed in containers in an open frame as soon as ripe. Divide in early spring.
pests_en: Susceptible to damage by slugs and snails.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2022-05-13 13:03 by hkokubun@mac.com
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Hydrophyllaceae | ハゼリソウ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Boraginaceae | ムラサキ科 | 5 | Show |