25 September 1982.
Hokkaidô, Japan
Locality: Kawakami-gun, 3.2km SE of Lake Kusharo
Coordinates: 43.5833, 144.3833
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Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Growing in mixed woodland.
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Deciduous shrub 1.5-2.5m tall, much branched, especially in the upper portion. Lvs. deep green above, pale beneath. Sterile flowers deep purplish on underside of older flowers; more so than in most other plants observed locally.; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Hokkaido Prefecture; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 3: Teshikaga-machi; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: JH-159-82; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Seed collected from one plant. Min. temp. -25 C. Snow 60 cm per annuum. Herb. spec. 19130.;