Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Aster glehnii F. Schmidt var. hondoensis Kitamura |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) goma-na (ゴマナ, 胡麻菜 [meaning: sesame herb]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Subalpine or mountane forest edge, mountain roadside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 100-150cm tall. Leaves 13-19cm long, 4-6cm wide. Flowers white head ca. 15mm across, involucres 3-3.5mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 2.5mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Aster glehnii F. Schmidt |
August 2006 at high mountain |
August 2006 at high mountain |
August 2006 at high mountain |
August 2006 at high mountain |