Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Aster savatieri Makino var. pygmaeus Makino |
Synonyms | Aster yokusaianus Kitamura ex H. Hara; Gymnaster pygmaeus (Makino) Kitamura; Gymnaster savatieri (Makino) Kitamura subsp. pygmaeus (Makino) Kitamura; Miyamayomena koraiensis (Nakai) Kitamura subsp. pygmaea (Makino) Kitamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shunju-giku (シュンジュギク, 春寿菊 [meaning: Spring happiness aster]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Aichi Prefecture, Mie Prefecture), Shikoku (Kochi Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane serpentine rocks |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants electing ca. 10cm tall. Flowers white or pale blue head 13-23mm across, involucres ca. 3mm long, flowering in April to May. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |