Patrinia triloba

Hakusan-ominaeshi (Patrinia triloba) is a perennial herb of the family Caprifoliaceae, genus Patrinia.
It is a high-mountain species of Patrinia scabiosifolia (Ominaeshi), and grows naturally in subalpine to alpine zones.
It is also called Kokinreika (literally “small golden bell flower”) as an alternative name.

Common name: Hakusan-ominaeshi (白山女郎花)
Scientific name: Patrinia triloba
Synonym: Kokinreika (小金鈴花)
Taxonomy: Kingdom Plantae – Angiosperms – Eudicots – Order Dipsacales – Family Caprifoliaceae – Genus Patrinia
Life form: Perennial herb
Origin: Endemic to Japan
Distribution: On the Sea of Japan side of Honshu
Habitat: Sunny grasslands in rocky and gravelly areas of subalpine to alpine zones
Height: 20–60 cm
Leaf shape: Broadly ovate to ovate, palmately 3–5-lobed
Leaf size: 3–10 cm long, 3–8 cm wide
Leaf margin: Incised
Leaf arrangement: Opposite
Flowering period: July–August
Inflorescence type: Cymose inflorescence
Flower color: Yellow
Corolla diameter: 0.5 cm
Corolla shape: Tubular flower
Fruit type: Achene, indehiscent
Fruit size: 0.3 cm long
Fruit shape: Elliptic

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