| 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 |