| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Aster spathulifolius Maximovicz |
| Synonyms | Aster fauriei H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Erigeron oharae (Nakai) Botschantzev |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) daruma-giku (ダルマギク, 達磨菊 [meaning: Bodhidharma aster]) |
| (English common name) Tartarian aster | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Yamaguchi Prefecture), Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea | |
| Habitat | Seaside |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
| Description | Plants 25cm tall. Flowers white capitulums 3.5-4cm across, flowering in July to November. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Aster spathulifolius Maxim. |
| Aster spathulifolius Maxim. | |
| Pharmaceutical formulations comprising labdanes for the treatment of tumors or leukemias (US Patent RE39061/2006) | |
| A method for preparing extract for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia and obesity from the extract of Aster spathulifolius aerial part and composition containing the same (WIPO Patent WO/2006/101325) |
| October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |
October 2005 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Ibaraki Botanical Garden |