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 |