15 September 1982.
Hokkaidô, Japan
Locality: Hokkaido Prefecture, Soya Subprefecture, Teshio-gun (district): Horonobe-cho (town): Toikanbetsu, Hokkaido University Arboretum, Teshio Forest.
Coordinates: 45.0000, 141.9167
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Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site
Number of plants sampled: 1
Comment: Deciduous shrub ca 1.5 to 1.8 m tall, dense habit. Leaves dark green above, somewhat rugose. Bracts of sterile flowers rose-pink. Seed from one plant moved from the wild.