Youngia japonica




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Youngia japonica (L.) de Candolle
Synonyms Chondrilla japonica (L.) Lamarck; Chondrilla lyrata Poiret; Crepis formosana Hayata; Crepis japonica (L.) Bentham; Crepis japonica (L.) Bentham var. genuina Hochreutiner; Crepis lyrata (Poiret) Bentham; Crepis taquetii (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) H. Léveillé; Lactuca taquetii H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Lactuca taraxacum H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Prenanthes fastigiata Blume; Prenanthes japonica L.; Prenanthes lyrata Thunberg; Prenanthes multiflora Thunberg; Prenanthes striata Blume; Youngia formosana (Hayata) H. Hara; Youngia gracilis Miquel; Youngia japonica (L.) de Candolle subsp. elstonii (Hochreutiner) Babcock & Stebbins; Youngia japonica (L.) de Candolle subsp. formosana (Hayata) Kitamura; Youngia japonica (L.) de Candolle subsp. genuina (Hochreutiner) Babcock & Stebbins; Youngia japonica (L.) de Candolle var. formosana (Hayata) H. L. Li; Youngia lyrata (Poiret) Cass.; Youngia multiflora (Thunberg) de Candolle; Youngia napifolia de Candolle ex Wight; Youngia paosa Steudel; Youngia thunbergiana de Candolle
Common name (Japanese common name) oni-tabirako (オニタビラコ, 鬼田平子 [meaning: tiger tabirako (tabirako = wild plants which are living on rice paddy and surrounding areas)])
(English common name) Asiatic hawksbeard, Japanese Hawkweed
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, India, Himalayas, Micoronesia, Australia
Habitat Roadside, farm yard, field
Chromosomal number 2n=16
Description Plants electing 20-100cm tall. Leaves 8-15cm long, 1.7-6cm wide. Flowers yellow head 7-8mm across, flowering in all seasons (May to November in northern regions). Fruits ca. 1.8mm long. Annual or winter annual plants.
Reference Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Youngia japonica (Linneaus) de Candolle
Cropping systems for managing weeds (WIPO Patent WO/2008/051633)
Plant germination inhibitor and method of use thereof (European Patent EP1736053/2006)
Biological control of weeds using the metabolites of Alternaria alternata (European Patent EP1849361/2007)



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April 2008
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April 2008
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April 2008
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April 2008
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