Symphyotrichum subulatum




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