Chrysanthemum weyrichii




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Chrysanthemum weyrichii (Maximovicz) Miyabe & T. Miyake
Synonyms Chrysanthemum littorale F. Maekawa; Chrysanthemum weyrichii (Maximovicz) Miyabe & T. Miyake var. littorale (F. Maekawa) Kudö; Dendranthema weyrichii (Maximovicz) Tzvelev; Leucanthemum weyrichii Maximovicz
Common name (Japanese common name) pireo-giku (ピレオギク, ピレオ菊 [meaning: Polo-Kotan aster (Pireo = modern Japanese pronunciation of Ainu People's term 'Polo-Kotan'. Polo-Kotan was a local area in Sakhalin.)]), ezo-sonare-giku (エゾソナレギク, 蝦夷磯慣菊 [meaning: Ezo coastal aster (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido
(Other nations) Russia (Far East)
Habitat Seaside rocks
Chromosomal number 2n=71
Description Plants 10-60cm tall. Leaves ca. 1-4cm long, ca. 1-4cm wide. Flowers white or pink ca. 3-6cm across, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Chrysanthemum weyrichii (Maxim.) Miyabe
Species of wild chrysanthemums in Japan : Cytological and Cytogenetical view on its entity
Note Some Japanese authors have described that Chrysanthemum weyrichii (Maximovicz) Miyabe & T. Miyake is a synonym of Chrysanthemum zawadskii Herbich (2n=54, Syn. Dendranthema zawadskii (Herbich) Tzvelev).



September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden
September 2008
at Hokkaido University
Botanical Garden



March 2010
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
March 2010
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden