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| August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Miricacalia makinoana (Yatabe) Kitamura |
| Synonyms | Cacalia makinoana (Yatabe) Makino; Senecio makineanus Yatabe |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) oh-momiji-gasa (オオモミジガサ, 大紅葉傘 [large maple Umbrella]), tosa-no-momiji-gasa (トサノモミジガサ, 土佐紅葉傘 [Tosa maple umbrella (Tosa = an old name of Kochi Prefecture)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 55-80cm tall. Leaves lower leaves 25-33cm wide and petioles 10-26cm long, upper leaves 14-23cm long and patioles 3-12cm long. Flowers involucres ca. 15m long, flowering in July to September. Fruits 7-8mm long, Perennial plants. |
| Note | Relatively rare. |
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| August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
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| August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
