Aster ageratoides




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Aster ageratoides Turczaninow
Synonyms Aster ageratoides Turczaninow forma leucanthus Honda; Aster ageratoides Turczaninow subsp. leiophyllus (Franchet & Savatier) Kitamura; Aster ageratoides Turczaninow var. scandens (Hayata) Makino & Nemoto; Aster leiophyllus Franchet & Savatier; Aster luxurifolius Tamamschian; Aster pensauensis Tamamschian; Aster see-burejensis Tamamschian; Aster suputinicus Tamamschian; Aster sutschanensis Komarov; Aster trinervius Roxburgh ex D. Don subsp. ageratoides (Turczaninow) Grierson; Aster trinervius Roxburgh ex D. Don var. scandens Hayata
Common name (Japanese common name) shiro yome-na (シロヨメナ, 白嫁菜 [meaning: white bride herb])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Bhutan, Nepal, India
Habitat Subalpine or mountane forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=18
Description Plants 60-100cm tall. Flowers white capitulums ca. 1.5-2cm across, involucres ca. 4mm long, 5-6mm wide, flowering in August to November. Fruits 2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference  Aster ageratoides Turcz. var. ageratoides
Aster ageratoides Turcz.
Molecular Cytogenetic Organization of 5S and 18S rDNA Loci in Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides, A. iinumae (=Kalimeris pinnatifida) and A. microcephalus var. ovatus in Japan
Method of cleaning up lead-contaminated soil (US Patent 20070191666)
Natural vegetation restoring and greeting method (Japanese Patent JP10201365/1998)



October 2007
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October 2007
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October 2007
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October 2007
at my home