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Saxifragaceae 



lar, short-petiolate, undulately toothed; leaves on stolons 

 orbicular, 5-15 mm. long and as wide, abrupdy decurrent at 

 base, short-petiolate, sometimes nearly sessile; flowers few to 

 more than 10, yellowish green or brownish green; calyx-lobes 

 spreading at anthesis, orbicular, about 1 mm. in diameter, the 

 disc prominent; stamens marginal, shorter than the calyx- 

 lobes; capsules ascending, the valves unequal; seeds longi- 

 tudinally ribbed and finely cross-barred on the ribs. Apr.- 



May. Hokkaido, Honshu (Kinki Distr. and northw.). 



Kuriles, Sakhalin, and Kamchatka. 



7. Chrysosplenium echinus Maxim. C. echinulatum 



Fr. & Sav. IwA-NEKo-NO-ME. Glabrous stoloniferous 



herb without radical leaves in anthesis; stems 5-12 cm. high; 

 leaves distinctly petioled, orbicular, 5-20 mm. in diameter, 

 subtruncate at base, with undulate incurved teeth; flowers 

 green; calyx-lobes spreading, depressed-orbicular or broadly 

 ovate, 1-1.5 mm. long; stamens about 0.5 mm. long, on the 

 margin of the prominent disc; capsule-valves ascending, un- 

 equal; seeds about 1 mm. long, longitudinally ribbed, with 



elongate terete tubercles on the ribs. Apr.-May. Honshu 



(centr. distr. and westw.), Shikoku, Kyushu. 



8. Chrysosplenium fauriei Franch. Hokuriku-neko- 

 No-ME. Glabrous stoloniferous herb; radical leaves ovate- 

 orbicular, 1-2.5 cm. long and as wide, nearly sessile or short- 

 petiolate; leaves of stolons orbicular to flabellate-orbicular, 

 short-petiolate or sessile, with incurved teeth; flowers rather 

 many, yellow; calyx-lobes erect, elliptic to orbicular, 1.5-2 mm. 

 long; stamens 8, 2.5-3 mm. long, longer than the calyx-lobes; 

 capsules ascending, the valves unequal; seeds about 0.8 mm. 

 long, longitudinally ribbed with low mammillae on the ribs. 



May. Honshu (Japan Sea side from Echigo to Izumo 



Prov.). 



Var. kiotense (Ohwi) Ohwi. C. \iotense Ohwi Bo- 



TAN-NEKO-NO-ME. Stamens shorter than the calyx-lobes, and 



the seeds with rugose ribs. Honshu (centr. distr. and 



westw.) . 



9. Chrysosplenium macrostemon Maxim. C. discolor 

 Fr. & Sav.; C. calcitrapa Franch.; C. macrostemon var. calci- 



trapa (Franch.) Hara Iwa-botan. Stems 5-15 cm. long; 



stolons elongate after anthesis; radical leaves often persistent 

 at anthesis, long-petiolate, broadly ovate, 1-2.5 cm. long, 0.8-2 

 cm. wide, with incurved teeth; leaves of stolons ovate-orbicu- 

 lar to ovate-elliptic, 5-40 mm. long, 4-35 mm. wide; flowers 

 rather numerous, yellow-green; calyx-lobes nearly erect at 

 anthesis, elliptic, 1-1.8 mm. long; stamens longer than the 

 calyx-lobes, 2-3 mm. long, the anthers yellow; capsules as- 

 cending, the valves unequal; seeds about 0.8 mm. long, longi- 

 mdinally ribbed with a series of clavate tubercles on the ribs. 



Mar.-May. Honshu (Kan to Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, 



Kyushu. 



Var. atrandrum Hara. Yogore-neko-no-me. Flowers 

 with dark-colored anthers. Occurs with the typical phase. 



Var. shiobarense (Franch.) Hara. C. discolor var. shio- 

 barense (Franch.) Suto; C. viridescens Suto; C. discolor var. 

 viridescens Suto Nikko-neko-no-me. Radical leaves usu- 

 ally withering before anthesis; stolons much-elongate at anthe- 

 sis, with smaller, orbicular leaves; anthers red-purple, rarely 



yellow. Apr.-May. Honshu (Kanto Distr. and westw.), 



Shikoku, Kyushu. 



10. Chrysosplenium grayanum Maxim. C. nipponi- 

 cum Fr. & Sav.; C. dic\insii Fr. & Sav.; C. grayanum var. 



polystichum Fr. & Sav.; C. grayanum var. nipponicum (Fr. & 

 Sav.) Fr. & Sav.; C. grayanum var. dic\insii (Fr. & Sav.) Fr. 



& Sav. Neko-no-me-s6, Mizu-neko-no-me. Glabrous, 



without radical leaves; stems 5-20 cm. long; stolons elongate 

 after anthesis, sparsely leafy, without a tuft of rosulate leaves 

 at apex; leaves short-petiolate, broadly ovate to ovate-orbicular, 

 5-20 mm. long, 5-18 mm. wide, with incurved teeth; flowers 

 more than 10, yellowish green; calyx-lobes suborbicular, about 

 1 mm. long, erect, concave on back; stamens 4, about 0.5 mm. 

 long; capsules ascending, the valves unequal; seeds broadly 

 ovoid, about 0.7 mm. long, 1-ribbed, minutely mammillate. 



Apr.-May. Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. 



Korea, s. Kuriles, and China. 



11. Chrysosplenium flagelliferum F. Schmidt. Tsuru- 

 NEKo-No-ME. Green sparsely pubescent herb; radical 

 leaves sometimes persistent until anthesis; stems 5-20 cm. 

 long; stolons leafy; leaves alternate, cordate-orbicular, 3-10 

 mm. long, 4-12 mm. wide, with rounded teeth, slightly cor- 

 date; leaves on stolons similar to the radical ones but larger, 

 distinctly cordate, to 4 cm. long and as wide, long-petiolate; 

 flowers yellowish green; calyx-lobes spreading, depressed- 

 orbicular or elliptic, 1-2 mm. long; stamens short; capsules 

 subinferior, subtruncate; seeds ovoid, about 0.6 mm. long, 



1-ribbed, minutely mammillate. Apr.-May. Hokkaido, 



Honshu (n. Kinki Distr. and northw.), Shikoku. Korea, 



Manchuria, Amur, Ussuri, Sakhalin, and Kuriles. 



12. Chrysosplenium tosaense (Makino) Makino. C. 



flagelliferum var. tosaense Makino Tachi-neko-no-me. 



Closely resembling the preceding species; stolons subterranean; 

 radical leaves long-petioled, reniform-orbicular, 5-17 mm. 

 long, 5-25 mm. wide, 5- to 9-toothed, slightly whitish beneath; 

 stems erect, 5-12 cm. high, 3- to 4-angled, leafless or 1- to 2- 

 leaved; flowers pale green; sepals spreading, broadly ovate, 

 obtuse; stamens short; ovary inferior, embedded in the disc; 



capsules convex; seeds 1-ribbed, minutely mammillate. 



Mar.-May. Honshu (Kanto Distr. and westw.), Shikoku, 

 Kyushu; rather common. 



13. Chrysosplenium japonicum (Maxim.) Makino. C. 

 alternifolium sensu auct. Japon., non L.; C. alternifolium var. 

 japonicum Maxim.; C. alternifolium var. papillosum Fr. & Sav. 



Yama-neko-no-me. Thinly soft-pubescent; stems 10- 



20 cm. long, thickened and bearing bulbils at base; stolons 

 absent; radical leaves prominent, long-petioled, reniform- 

 orbicular, 5-20 mm. long, 8-30 mm. wide, cordate, very shal- 

 lowly toothed; flowers rather many, pale green; calyx-lobes 

 spreading, depressed-orbicular, about 1 mm. long; stamens 

 very short, about 0.5 mm. long; capsules subinferior, cup- 

 shaped, subtruncate; seeds broadly ovoid, about 0.6 mm. long, 



1-ribbed, minutely mammillate. Mar.-May. Hokkaido 



(sw. distr.), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu; rather common. 



Korea and Manchuria. 



14. Chrysosplenium alternifolium L. var. sibiricum 

 (Steph.) Ser. C. sibiricum Steph.; C alternifolium sensu auct. 



Japon., non L. Ezo-neko-no-me. Thinly pubescent; stems 



5-12 cm. long; stolons subterranean; radical leaves long-peti- 

 oled, reniform-orbicular, 3-6 mm. long, 5-12 mm. wide, shal- 

 lowly toothed; flowers yellow in anthesis; calyx-lobes spread- 

 ing, subrounded, 1-1.5 mm. long; stamens 8, about 0.5 mm. 

 long; capsules nearly inferior; seeds ellipsoidal, glabrous, 

 smooth. Apr.-June. Bogs; Hokkaido (ne. distr.). Sak- 

 halin, Kuriles, n. China, Siberia, Himalayas, and N. America. 



