Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Ainsliaea dissecta Franchet & Savatier |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) enshu-haguma (エンシュウハグマ, 遠州白熊 [meaning: Enshu haguma (Enshu = an old name of Shizuoka Prefecture, haguma = Bos grunniens' wool)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Shikzuoka Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane serpentine rocks |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing ca. 10-30cm tall. Leaves 2.5-6cm long. Flowers white or pink 8mm across, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Inbreeding coefficients in six species of Ainsliaea and two species of Pertya (Asteraceae) |
A chloroplast DNA inversion marks an ancient evolutionary split in the sunflower family (Asteraceae) | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
October 2009 at a Nursery |
October 2009 at a Nursery |