Aster glehnii




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