Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Cacalia farfaraefolia (Siebold & Zuccarini) H. Koyama var. bulbifera (Maximovicz) Kitamura |
Synonyms | Cacalia bulbiferum K. Ito, non Maximovicz; Senecio bulbiferum K. Ito |
Common name | (Japanese common name) tama-buki [ball like aerial tuber and fuki like leaves (fuki = Petasites japonicus)] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kanto region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 50-150cm. Leaves 15-20cm width. Flowers pale yellow, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
Note | Cacalia farfaraefolia (Siebold & Zuccarini) H. Koyama var. farfaraefolia occurs in west of Kanto region. |
September 2006 at mountane forest in Fukushima Prefecture |
September 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
September 2006 at mountane forest in Fukushima Prefecture |
September 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Nikko Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |