Adenocaulon himalaicum




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Adenocaulon himalaicum Edgeworth
Synonyms Adenocaulon adhaerescens Maximovicz; Adenocaulon bicolor Hooker; Adenocaulon bicolor Hooker var. adhaerescens (Maximovicz) Makino; Adenocaulon bicolor Hooker var. integrifolium (Nuttall) Torrey & A. Gray; Adenocaulon integrifolium Nuttall
Common name (Japanese common name) no-buki (ノブキ, 野蕗 [meaning: wild fuki (fuki = Petasites japonicus)])
(English common name) American trailplant, trailplant
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), USA
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=20, 38, 46, 48
Description Plants electing 60-100cm tall. Leaves 7-13cm long, 11-22cm wide, petioles 10-20cm long. Flowers involucres 2.5mm long, flowering in August to October. Fruits 6-7mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Adenocaulon bicolor Hooker
Cyrological studies on some Eastern Himalayan plants and their related species



September 2007
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest



September 2006
at mountane forest
October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden



September 2007
at mountane forest
September 2006
at mountane forest



October 2007
at Nikko Botanical Garden