Turczaninowia fastigiata




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