Cacalia farfaraefolia var. bulbifera




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