Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Ixeridium beauverdianum (H. Léveillé) Springate |
Synonyms | Ixeridium makinoanum (Kitamura) J. H. Pak & Kawano; Ixeris makinoana (Kitamura) Kitamura; Lactuca beauverdiana H. Léveillé; Lactuca dentata (Thunberg) Makino subvar. angustifolia Makino; Lactuca thunbergii (A. Gray) Maximovicz var. angustifolia Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) niga-na (ホソバニガナ, 細葉苦菜 [meaning: narrow leaved bitter greens]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China, Vietnam, Nepal, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | Field |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 30-60cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, 3-8mm wide, Flowers yellow head 6-7mm across, involucres 4mm long and 1mm wide, 6-8 florets, flowering in May to June. Perennial plants. |
Note | Rare species. |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Shimane Prefecture Man-yo Botanical Garden |