Aster glehnii var. hondoensis




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