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September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Saussurea triptera Maximovicz |
| Synonyms | Saussurea kaimontana Takeda forma major Takeda; Saussurea spinulifera auct., non Franchet; Saussurea triptera Maximovicz forma major (Takeda) Ohwi; Saussurea triptera Maximovicz forma minor (Takeda) Ohwi; Saussurea triptera Maximovicz var. major (Takeda) Kitamura; Saussurea triptera Maximovicz var. minor (Takeda) Kitamura |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yahazu-higotai (ヤハズヒゴタイ, 矢筈平江帯 [meaning: feathers of arrow higotai (meaning of higotai is unknown)]), yama-higotai (ヤマヒゴタイ, 山平江帯 [meaning: mountain higotai]), miyama-higotai (ミヤマヒゴタイ, 深山平江帯 [meaning: high mountain higotai]), takane-higotai (タカネヒゴタイ, 高嶺平江帯 [meaning: alpine higotai]), toge-kiku-azami (トゲキクアザミ, 刺菊薊 [meaning: spike kiku-azami (kiku-azami = Saussurea ussuriensis Maximovicz)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Nagano Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Alpine or subalpine field or rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=26 |
| Description | Plants electing ca. 30-60cm tall. Leaves 5.5-12cm long. Flowers involucres ca. 11mm long, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Karyotypes in some Japanese species of Saussurea |
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September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
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| September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
September 2009 at Mt. Fuji |
