Sieversia pentapetala




Family Rosaceae
Scientific name Sieversia pentapetala (L.) Greene
Synonyms Dryas pentapetala L.; Geum anemonoides Willdenow; Geum dryadioides (Siebold & Zuccarini) Franchet & Savatier; Geum pentapetalum (L.) Makino; Sieversia dryadoides Siebold & Zuccarini; Sieversia pentapetala (L.) Greene forma plena Miyabe & Tatewaki; Sieversia pentapetala (L.) Greene var. dilatata Takeda & Honda
Common name (Japanese common name) chin-guruma [children's pinwheel]
(English common name) Aleutian avens
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region)
(Other nations) Russia (Kamchatka, Kurile Islands, Sakhalin), USA (Alaska)
Chromosomal number 2n=14
Description Plants 3-10cm. Leaves 1-1.5cm. Flowers white 2-2.5cm, flowering in July to August. Deciduous. Shrub.
Reference Geum pentapetalum (L.) Makino
Growth medium for Sphagnum moss (Canada Patent CA2511896/2004)
Compositions and methods for modulating pigment production in plants (WIPO Patent WO/2007/027105)



July 2006
at Hachimantai Highland
July 2006
at Hachimantai Highland
July 2006
at Hachimantai Highland



August 2005
at Hachimantai Highland