Aster savatieri var. pygmaeus




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