Wasabia tenuis is a
perennial that occurs in damp places along mountain streams; stems
crawl on the ground, and the upper parts diagonally grow to 20-30cm
in height. Rhizomes are short and radical leaves with long petioles,
are in the shape of an orbicular-ovate or renal-circular, 2-5cm
across, with bases cordate and wavy serrations on margins. On-stem
leaves are small-sized and have alternate phyllotaxis. Stem tips give
racemes and set approximately 1cm-in-diameter white 4-petaled
flowers in them. Bloom time: March-May. |