Saxifragaceae 



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with a small leaf, glabrous to thinly glandular-pubescent; in- 

 florescence 1-25 cm. long, broadly pyramidal, the pedicels 3- 

 20 mm. long, scattered glandular-pubescent; calyx-lobes 

 spreading, ovate-oblong, 2-3 mm. long; petals spreading, 

 white, sometimes reddish, the 3 upper ones broadly lanceolate, 

 3-4 mm. long, the lower 2 narrowly lanceolate, 5-15 mm. 

 long, rarely few-toothed; stamens 4-7 mm. long, the filaments 

 scarcely broadened above; styles short, slightly elongate after 

 andiesis; capsules superior, ovoid, 4-6 mm. long; carpels con- 

 nate nearly to the top; seeds narrowly fusiform, acute, 0.8 



mm. long, smootli. July-Oct. Wet rocks in mountains; 



Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; common and variable. 



s. Sakhalin, s. Kuriles, Korea, Manchuria, Ussuri, and 



China. Forma partita (Makino) Ohwi. S. corttisaejolia 



var. partita Makino; S. fortunei var. partita (Makino) Nakai 

 Kaede-dai-monji-s6. With cleft to parted leaves. 



Var. obtusocuneata (Makino) Nakai. S. corttisaejolia 

 var. obtusocuneata Makino; S. mutabilis var. obtusocuneata 

 (Makino) Koidz. Uchiwa-dai-monji-so. Leaves ovate- 

 orbicular or flabellate-orbicular, broadly cuneate to nearly 



truncate at base. Along streams in mountains; Honshu, 



Shikoku, Kyushu. 



Var. crassifolia (Engl. & Irmsch.) Nakai. 5. corttisaejolia 

 var. typica subvar. crassijolia Engl. & Irmsch.; S. cortusaejolia 

 var. typica subvar. brcvijolia Engl. & Irmsch.; 5. jotanii Honda; 



S. cortusaejolia var. jotanii (Honda) Makino Izu-no-shima- 



DAi-MONji-so. Prominently long-hirsute, fleshier, die leaves 

 shallowly lobed; scapes and pedicels with longer glandular 

 hairs. Oct.-Jan. Honshu (Awa and Izu Isls.). 



10. Saxifraga cortusaefolia Sieb. & Zucc. S. cortusae- 

 jolia var. madida Maxim.; S. madida (Maxim.) Makino; S. 

 cortusaejolia var. maximowiczii (Engl. & Irmsch.) Hara; S. 

 madida var. maximoiviczii Engl. & Irmsch. Jinji-s6. Re- 

 sembles die preceding but with longer and denser hairs; leaves 

 often deeply cleft, sometimes with needle-shaped cystoliths 

 (under magnification) ; 3 upper petals broadly ovate, distinctly 

 clawed and with a yellow spot near the base, about 4 mm. 

 long; capsules broad; seeds narrowly fusiform, about 0.7 mm. 



long, minutely tuberculate. Sept.-Oct. Wet shaded places 



especially on rocks and along streams in mountains; Honshu 

 (Kanto Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu; rather rare. 



Var. stolonifera (Makino) Koidz. 5. madida var. stolon- 



ijera Makino Tsuru-jinji-s6. Plant stoloniferous. 



Kyushu (Hizen and Higo Prov.). 



11. Saxifraga stolonifera Curt. S. sarmentosa L.; S. 

 Ugulata Murr.; S. chinensis Lour.; Sekjka sarmentosa (L.) 

 Moench Yuki-no-shita. Rather fleshy stoloniferous per- 

 ennial with coarse brownish red hairs; rhizomes short; leaves 

 fleshy, reniform-orbicular, 3-5 cm. long, 3-9 cm. wide, shal- 

 lowly lobulate, toothed, pale variegated above, purplish red 

 beneath, die pedoles 3-10 cm. long, dilated and long-ciliate at 

 base; scapes 20-40 cm. long; inflorescence a broad panicle 

 10-20 cm. long, short glandular-pubescent; calyx-lobes nar- 

 rowly ovate, 3-4 mm. long, recurved above; petals spreading, 

 the upper 3 ovate, acute, about 3 mm. long, short-clawed, 

 spotted, the lower 2 unequal, lanceolate, 10-20 mm. long, 

 spodess; stamens 4-7 mm. long, the filaments slightly broad- 

 ened above; capsules ovoid-globose, 4-5 mm. long, shallowly 

 2-lobed; styles rather long; seeds ovoid, wart)', about 0.5 mm. 



long. May-July. Wet soils and rocks; Honshu, Shikoku, 



Kyushu. China. Frequendy planted in gardens. Forma 



aptera (Makino) Hara. S. sarmentosa var. aptera Makino 



Hoshizaki-yuki-no-shita. Abnormal phase with 5 equal 



petals. 



12. Sa.xifraga nipponica Makino. Haru-yuki-no-shita. 

 Sparsely long-pilose; rhizomes rather long, branched; leaves 

 reniform-orbicular or orbicular, 2-6 cm. long, 2-7 cm. wide, 

 deeply cordate, toothed, very shallowly lobulate, green, with 

 needle-shaped cystoliths; scapes 20-40 cm. long; cymes panicu- 

 late, 10-30 cm. long, with soft glandular-hairs; calyx-lobes 

 recurved after anthesis, 2-4 mm. long; petals spreading, white, 

 the upper 3 broadly ovate, subacute, short-clawed at base, 

 spotted on the lower portion, 3-4 mm. long, the lower 2 larger, 

 unequal, lanceolate, acute, 10-25 mm. long, not spotted; sta- 

 mens 3-5 mm. long, the filaments slightly broadened above; 

 capsules broadly ovoid, 4-5 mm. long, shallowly 2-fid; styles 



ascending; seeds small, granular-tuberculate. Apr.-May. 



Mountains; Honshu (n. and centr. distr. inch Kanto) ; rare. 



13. Saxifraga nishidae Miyabe & Kudo. Ezo-no-kumo- 

 magusa. Stems slender, short, much-branched, tufted; 

 leaves lanceolate-cuneate, 4-10 mm. long, 2-3 mm. wide, ses- 

 sile, 3-lobed, the lobes narrowly ovate, short-awned, scattered 

 glandular-hairy on margin; stems 3-7 cm. long, scattered 

 glandular-hairy, loosely leafy; inflorescence 1- to 3-flowered, 

 the pedicels short glandular-hairy; calyx-lobes ovate-oblong, 

 3-4 mm. long; petals narrowly oblong, subobtuse, 3-nerved, 

 6-7 mm. long, with small spots; stamens about 5 mm. long, 

 the filaments subulate; styles slender. Rocky places in al- 

 pine regions; Hokkaido (Mount Yubari) ; rare. 



14. Saxifraga cherlerioides D. Don var. rebunshirensis 

 (Engl. & Irmsch.) Hara. S. bronchialis sensu auct. Japon., 

 non L.; S. bronchialis var. gentiina forma rebunshirensis Engl. 

 & Irmsch.; S. bronchialis var. cherlerioides sensu auct. Japon., 

 non Engl.; (?) S. firma Litv. Shikotan-s6. Stems slen- 

 der, much-branched, densely many-leaved; leaves evergreen, 

 thick, firm, spathulate-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate, 6-15 

 mm. long, 1.5-3 mm. wide, short spine-tipped, spreading 

 bristly on the margin; stems 3-12 cm. long, scattered glan- 

 dular-puberulent, sometimes with curled hairs at the base, 

 loosely few-leaved; cymes 3- to lO-flowered; calyx-lobes as- 

 cending, narrowly ovate, 2-3 mm. long, subacute; petals nar- 

 rowly oblong or oblanceolate, 5-7 mm. long, ascending, white 

 to cream-colored, with small brown-red spots; stamens 4-5 

 mm. long, the filaments subulate; capsules broadly ovoid, 4-5 

 mm. long, 2-fid; seeds about 0.8 mm. long, granular-tubercu- 

 late. July-Aug. Rocks and rocky slopes in alpine regions; 



Hokkaido, Honshu (centr. distr.) ; rare. Forma togaku- 



shiensis (Hara) Ohwi. 5. bronchialis var. pseudoburseriana 

 sensu auct. Japon., non F. Schmidt; 5. cherlerioides var. toga- 



/{ushiensis Hara Hime-kumomagusa. Smaller phase 



with leaves prominendy spine-tipped and ciliate. Honshu 



(Mount Togakushi) and Hokkaido (Sounbetsu in Ishikari). 

 The typical phase and several distinct variants occur in Si- 

 beria from the Ural Mts. eastw., also in N. America. 



15. Saxifraga merkii Fisch. var. merkii. S. merl^ii 



var. robusta Takeda; S. mcr\ii var. typica Engl. & Irmsch. 



Chishima-kumomagusa. Stems short, densely branched, 



densely leafy; leaves rather fleshy, green, broadly lanceolate to 

 obovate, 6-17(-20) mm. long, 3-8(-10) mm. wide, rounded 

 to subacute at the tip, long glandular-hairy on margin, entire, 

 scattered-pilose above, very rarely shallowly 3-lobed; scapes 

 3-10 cm. long, 1- to 8-flowered, densely glandular-pilose; 

 calyx-lobes spreading, broadly ovate, 2-3 mm. long, rounded at 

 apex; petals broadly ovate, 6-7 mm. long, spreading, white, 



