Aster asagrayi




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Aster asagrayi Makino
Synonyms Aster asa-grayi Makino; Aster ciliosus sensu (Turczaninow) Handel-Mazzetti; Calimeris ciliosa Turczaninow; Heteropappus ciliosus (Turczaninow) Ling
Common name (Japanese common name) iso-nogiku (イソノギク, 磯野菊 [meaning: coastal wild aster])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) China
Habitat Beach, seaside rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants ca. 15-20cm tall. Leaves 18-32mm long. Flowers white head ca. 2.5-3.5cm across, involucres 7-9mm long, flowering in all seasons (mainly June to July in Okinawa). Perennial plants.
Reference Aster asa-grayi Makino
Kleine Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flora von China
Note Rare species.



July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa
July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa
July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa



July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa
July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa
July 2008
at Manzamou Point
in Okinawa