Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertner |
Synonyms | Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertner var. hyperborea (D. Don) de Candolle; Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertner var. pedicellata F. B. White; Antennaria hyperborea D. Don; Antennaria insularis Greene; Antennaria montana A. Gray; Antennaria parviflora Nuttall; Gnaphalium dioicum L. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ezo-no-chichiko-gusa (エゾノチチコグサ, 蝦夷父子草 [Ezo father and children weed (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)]) |
(English common name) cat's foot, pussytoes, stoloniferous pussytoes | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Europe, Canada, USA | |
Habitat | Alpine rocks or field |
Chromosomal number | n=13, 2n=28, 34 |
Description | Plants electing 5-25cm tall. Flowers white or pink, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertn. |
Antennaria dioica (Linnaeus) Gaertner | |
Vegetated roofing system (WO/2002/002889) | |
Note | In Japan, cultivated Antennaria rosea Greene has been falsely or fraudulently sold as Antennaria dioica (L.) Gaertner sometimes. |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |