Ixeridium dentatum




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ixeridium dentatum (Thunberg) Tzvelev
Synonyms Ixeris dentata (Thunberg) Nakai; Ixeris thunbergii A. Gray; Lactuca dentata (Thuberg) Makino; Lactuca thunbergii (A. Gray) Maximovicz; Prenanthes dentata Thunberg; Youngia dentata (Thunberg) de Candolle
Common name (Japanese common name) niga-na (ニガナ, 苦菜 [meaning: bitter greens])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia (Kuril islands), Korea, China
Habitat Field, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=21, 24
Description Plants electing 30cm tall. Flowers involucres 4-5mm, 5-7 (ordinary 5) yellow florets, flowering in April to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Ixeridium dentatum (Thunb.) Tzvelev
Pyridine-2-thio, -2-sulfinyl, and -2-sulfonyl sulfonanilide compounds useful as a herbicidal component (US Patent 4218237/1980)
Paints, coatings and polymers containing phytochemical agents and methods for making and using same (US Patent 20050080160)
Remedies (US Patent 20060039998)
Note common



May 2007
at lowland forest
May 2007
at lowland forest



May 2007
at mountane field
May 2007
at mountane field
May 2007
at mountane field



May 2007
at mountane field