18 July 2004.
Hokkaidô, Japan
Locality: at parking turn-off edge of parking lot near Kinshinotaki on provencial route 39
Coordinates: 43.6652, 143.1046
(Map it)
Elevation: 933m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Associated species: broad leaf plantain, bamboo, white clover, fox tail grass, Alnus, Populus
Comment: USDA ARS 2004 Plant Expedition in association with MAFF Looks like recent introduction. A few small plants only, dry fruits collected from colony. Maybe only 1 to 2 years old?
Collector(s): - Davis, Thomas, University of New Hampshire
- Hummer, Kim, USDA, ARS
- Iketani, Hiroyuki, National Res. Inst. of Vegetables, Ornamentals and Tea
- Imanishi, Hiroyuki, Akita Prefectural College of Agriculture