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Astilbe glaberrima Nakai
Family: SaxifragaceaeEnglish: Astilbe (sp)
Japanese: ヤクシマショウマ (屋久島升麻) [Yakushima Shōma]
Specimens ranging from 5 to 30 cm across grow side by side. The sprays of white or pale pink flowers turn small creeks into little wonderlands for the short time they are in bloom. (Formerly Asilbe microphylla ssp. glaberrima) YList also lists a Astilbe glaberrima Nakai var. saxatilis (Nakai) H.Ohba (コヤクシマショウマ)
References:
新版 屋久島の植物 川原勝征,初島住彦(監修),2001：南方新社
米倉浩司・梶田忠 (2003-) 「BG Plants 和名－学名インデックス」（YList），http://ylist.info（ 2019年8月14日）