Prenanthes acerifolia




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Prenanthes acerifolia (Maximovicz) Matsumura
Synonyms Prenanthes acerifolia (Maximovicz) Matsumura forma heterophylla Matsumura et Koidzumi
Common name (Japanese common name) fukuo-sou (フクオウソウ, 福王草 [meaning: Mt. Fukuo weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest,forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants electing 35-100cm tall. Leaves 6-10cm long. Flowers head ca. 1-2cm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Note Relatively rare.



October 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden



October 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



October 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden