Aster microcephalus var. yezoensis

Family	Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name	Aster microcephalus (Miquel) Franchet & Savatier var. yezoensis (Kitamura & H. Hara) Soejima & M. Ito
Synonyms	Aster ageratoides Turczaninow subsp. ovatus (Franchet & Savatier) Kitamura var. yezoensis Kitamura & H. Hara; Aster ageratoides Turczaninow subsp. ovatus (Franchet & Savatier) Kitamura var. yezoensis Kitamura & H. Hara forma candidus M. Mizushima; Aster ageratoides Turczaninow var. ovatus (Franchet & Savatier) Nakai forma yezoensis (Kitamura & H. Hara) Ohwi; Aster ovatus (Franchet & Savatier) M. Ito & Soejima var. yezoensis (Kitamura & H. Hara) M. Ito & Soejima
Common name	(Japanese common name) ezo no-kon-giku (エゾノコンギク, 蝦夷野紺菊 [meaning: Ezo wild blue aster (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido)])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Hokkaido
	(Other nations) none
Habitat	Field, roadside
Chromosomal number	2n=36
Description	Plants electing ca. 60-120cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long. Flowers pale purple or white head ca. 2-2.5cm across, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants.
Reference	Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Soejima & Mot. Ito
	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

September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden	September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden	September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden

September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden	September 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden