Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Turczaninowia fastigiata (Fischer) de Candolle |
Synonyms | Aster fastigiatus sensu Fischer, non Ledebour; Aster flabellum Vaniot; Aster micranthus H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Aster micranthus H. Léveillé & Vaniot var. achilleiformis H. Léveillé; Calimmeris japonica Schultz-Bipontinus var. achilleiformes H. Léveillé |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-shi-on (ヒメシオン, 姫紫菀 [meaning: dwarf shi-on (shi-on = Aster tataricus)]), jo-on (ジョオン, 女菀 [meaning: jo-on = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia | |
Habitat | Swamp, streamside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 30-100cm tall. Leaves 5-12cm long, 4-15mm wide. Flowers white 7-9mm across, flowering in August to October. Seeds 1.2mm long. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Turczaninowia fastigiata (Fisch.) DC. |
September 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
September 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |
September 2009 at Karuizawa Botanical Garden |