Ixeris debilis




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ixeris debilis (Thunberg) A. Gray
Synonyms Ixeris debilis (Thunberg) A. Gray forma sinuata (Franchet & Savatier) Kitamura; Ixeris debilis (Thunberg) A. Gray subsp. litoralis (Kitamura) Kitamura; Ixeris debilis (Thunberg) A. Gray subsp. liukiuensis Kitamura; Ixeris japonica (Burman f.) Nakai; Ixeris japonica (Burman f.) Nakai subsp. litoralis Kitamura; Ixeris japonica (Burman f.) Nakai subsp. trifida (Kitamura) Kitamura; Ixeris japonica (Burman f.) Nakai var. litoralis (Kitamura) H. L. Li (Kitamura) H. L. Li; Lactuca debilis (Thunberg) Bentham ex Maximowicz; Lactuca trifida Kitamura; Lapsana japonica Burman f.; Prenanthes debilis Thunberg ex Murray
Common name (Japanese common name) ji-shibari (ヂシバリ or ジシバリ, 地縛 [meaning:; land binder]), oh-ji-shibari (オオヂシバリ or オオジシバリ, 大地縛 [meaning: large land binder])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (southwest region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China
Habitat Rice paddy, wet field, seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=48
Description Leaves 7-35cm long (including petioles), 1.5-3cm wide. Flowers yellow head 2.5-3cm across, flowering in April to June (also in September to November). Fruits 7-8mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Ixeris debilis (Thunb.) A. Gray
Note common



October 2006
at rice paddy
October 2006
at rice paddy
October 2006
at rice paddy



April 2006
near rice paddy
April 2006
near rice paddy
April 2006
near rice paddy