Aleutian avens
Geum pentapetalum (L.) Makino [Rosaceae]
Chinguruma (チングルマ, 稚児車)
Lifeform: deciduous shrub
Distribution: east Asia (Japan - Kamchatka - Aleutian)
Habitat: wet meadow/snowfield in (sub)alpine zone
Geum pentapetalum in Hokkaido

[Left] On the foot of Mount Onnebetsu, northeastern Hokkaido, on August 3, 1984. [Right] In Shinsen Bog, Niseko, on June 26, 2006.