Chrysanthemum shiwogiku var. kinokuniense




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Chrysanthemum shiwogiku Kitamura var. kinokuniense Simotomai & Kitamura
Synonyms Chrysanthemum kinokuniense (Shimotomai et Kitamura) H. Ohashi et Yonekura; Dendranthema shiwogiku (Kitamura) Kitamura var. kinokuniense (Shimotomai et Kitammura) Kitamura
Common name (Japanese common name) kii-shio-giku (キイシオギク, 紀伊潮菊 [meaning: Kii sea daisy (Kii = an old name of Wakayama prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=72 (8x), 81 (9x?), 90 (10x)
Description Plants 25-35cm tall. Leaves 4-5cm long. Flowers yellow head ca. 8mm long, flowering in October to December. Perennial plants.
Reference Chrysanthemum
Note Endemic to Japan.
Chrysanthemum shiwogiku var. kinokuniense is thought to be a natural hybrid of Chrysanthemum shiwogiku and Chrysanthemum pacificum.



November 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



April 2009
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden