Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michaux) G. L. Nesom |
Synonyms | Aster ensifer Bosserdet; Aster subulatus Michaux; Aster subulatus Michaux, var. obtusifolius Fernald; Aster subulatus Michaux, var. euroaster Fernald & Griscom; Mesoligus subulatus (Michaux) Rafinesque; Tripolium subulatum (Michaux) Nees von Esenbeck; Tripolium subulatum (Michaux) Nees von Esenbeck, var. boreale de Candolle |
Common name | (Japanese common name) houki-giku (ホウキギク, 箒菊 [meaning: broom daisy]) |
(English common name) eastern annual saltmarsh aster | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) [native] USA | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18, 20 |
Description | Plants 50-120cm tall. Flowers 5-6mm, flowering in August to November. Perennial plants or winter annual plants. |
Reference | Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom |
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) Nesom | |
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Michx.) G. L. Nesom | |
Note | Naturalaized plants (first discovered at Osaka in 1910). |
November 2006 at riverside |
November 2006 at riverside |
November 2006 at riverside |
November 2006 at riverside |