Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Aster glehnii F. Schmidt |
Synonyms | Aster glehnii F. Schmidt var. glehnii |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo-goma-na (エゾゴマナ, 蝦夷胡麻菜 [meaning: Ezo sesame herb (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East) | |
Habitat | Forest edge, field, riverside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 100-150cm tall, hairy. Leaves ca. 15-20cm long, ca. 4-6cm wide. Flowers white head ca. 15mm across, involucres 4-5mm long, flowering in July to September. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Aster glehnii F. Schmidt |
July 2008 at Sapporo City |
July 2008 at Sapporo City |
July 2008 at Sapporo City |
July 2008 at Sapporo City |
July 2008 at Sapporo City |