Arabis stelleri de Candolle var. japonica (A. Gray) Fr. Schm.
[Brassicaceae]
Hamahatazao (ハマハタザオ, 浜旗竿)
Life form: biennial
Distribution: East Asia, including Japan
Habitat: sandy seashore
Chromosome number: 2n = 32
Arabis stelleri var. japonica in Hokkaido
[Left] A sandy shore along Utonai Lake, central Hokkaido, on June 11 2008. It was a flowring season. [Center] shoots. [Right] close-up of an inflorescence. [C/R] at Zenibako Coast, Otaru City, on May 29 2011.