Japanese Wood Poppy
Glaucidium palmatum Sieb. et Zucc.
[Ranunclaceae (Glaucidiaceae)]
Glaucidium Sieb. et Zucc.
This genus consists of one species that is endemic in Japan
Perennial
Glaucidium palmatum
Shirane-aoi (シラネアオイ, 白根葵)
The other synonymous names are Yamafuyou (ヤマフヨウ, 山芙蓉) and Harufuyou (ハルフヨウ, 春芙蓉).
Vulnerable species in Hokkaido Red Databook
Distribution
Hokkaido, Honshu (mainly mountanious areas in Japan Sea side)
Glaucidium palmatum in Hokkaido
Mount Teine (1023.7 m elevation) had two skislopes, Teine Olympia and Teine Highland. These two skislopes have been consolidated into one skislope by Kamori, Sapporo Teine, since 2005.
These two photos were taken on the foot of Mount Teine on May 25, 1985.