Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Pertya ovata Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Pertya scandens auct., non (Thunberg) Schultz-Bipontinus |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kouya-bouki (コウヤボウキ, 高野箒 [meaning: Mt.Kouya's besom]) |
(English common name) butterbur | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Mountane roadside, forest edge or forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 60-100cm long. Flowers capitulums ca. 15mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits ca. 5.5mm long. Subshrub. |
Note | Problems in Pertya Sch.Bip. Compositae Newsletter |
October 2006 at mountane forest |
October 2006 at mountane forest |
October 2006 at mountane forest |
October 2006 at mountane forest |
October 2006 at mountane forest |
October 2006 at mountane forest |