Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (69).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (63).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (74).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (70).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (64).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (71).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (72).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (141).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (65).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (62).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (67).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (73).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (66).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (139).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (68).JPG
Weigela hortensis--Japan. Niigata. Slope above Sekikawa River. 29 May 2016. DSC05276 (140).JPG
Endemic to Japan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata (Shinano, Kamiminochi, Nojiri)
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Deciduous forest along Seki-kawa (river). Various places along the trail between parking and the waterfall. Shrub ca. 2 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Weigela
Specific Epithet
hortensis
Authorship
(Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.1
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#136,044 of 335,497
Top 41%
Extinction probability
12%
