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| November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Ainsliaea apiculata Schultz Bipontinus ex Zollinger |
| Synonyms | Ainsliaea apiculata var. minor Miquel; Ainsliaea apiculata var. typica Masamune |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kikko-haguma (キッコウハグマ, 亀甲白熊 [meaning: tortoise shell leaved haguma (haguma = Bos grunniens' wool)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest edge |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
| Description | Plants electing 10-20cm tall. Leaves 1-3cm long. Flowers white 7-9mm across, flowering in September to November. Fruits ca. 4.5mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ainsliaea apiculata Sch. Bip. ex Zoll. |
| Morphological variation in leaf shape in Ainsliaea apiculata with special reference to the endemic characters of populations on Yakushima Island, Japan | |
| Natural Hybrid Populations between Chasmogamous and Cleistogamous Species, Ainsliaea faurieana and A. apiculata (Asteraceae; Mutisiae) : Morphology, Cytology, Reproductive Mode and Allozyme Variation |
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| November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
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| November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
November 2007 at mountane forest edge |
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| April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
