Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom |
Synonyms | Aster crenifolius (Fernald) Cronquist var. arcuans (Fernald) Cronquist; Aster eminens Willdenow; Aster foliaceus Lindley var. arcuans Fernald; Aster foliaceus var. sublinearis Griscom & R. J. Eaton; Aster johannensis Fernald; Aster junceus Aiton; Aster longifolius Lamarck; Aster novi-belgii L.; Aster novibelgii Linnaeus subsp. johannensis (Fernald) A. G. Jones; Aster novibelgii var. johannensis (Fernald) A. G. Jones; Aster novibelgii var. rosaceus J. Rousseau; Aster rolandii Shinners; Aster salicifolius sensu Willdenow, non Lamarck; Aster vaurealis J. Rousseau; Symphyotrichum longifolium (Lamarck) G. L. Nesom; Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom var. novi-belgii |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yuzen-giku [yuzen aster (yuzen = Yuzen-Kimono)] |
(English common name) New York aster | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) [native] Canada, USA | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=48 |
Description | Plants 30-70cm. Leaves 5-15cm length, 1-2.5cm width. Flowers pink or pale purple 2.5-3.5cm, flowering in June to November. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) G. L. Nesom |
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (L.) Nesom var. novi-belgii | |
Symphyotrichum novibelgii (Linnaeus) G. L. Nesom var. novibelgii | |
Aster longifolius Lam. | |
Note | Naturalaized plants (introduced as garden plants). |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |
cv. Long Blue |
June 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden |