Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Heteropappus hispidus (Thunberg) Lessing |
Synonyms | Aster batakensis Hayata; Aster hispidus Thunberg; Aster oldhamiii var. batakensis; Aster omerophyllus Hayata; Aster rufopappus Hayata; Calimeris hispida (Thunberg) Nees |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yamaji-no-giku (ヤマジノギク, 山路野菊 [meaning: mountain road wild aster]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia | |
Habitat | Mountane field |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36 |
Description | Plants electing 30-100cm tall. Leaves 5-7cm long, 4-20mm wide. Flowers pale purple or white head 3-5cm across, flowering in September to November. Fruits ca. 2.5-3mm long. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Heteropappus hispidus (Thunb.) Less. |
Aster hispidus Thunb. |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
September 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |