Ainsliaea dissecta




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