Carpesium abrotanoides




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Carpesium abrotanoides L.
Synonyms Carpesium thunbergianum Siebold & Zuccarini; Carpesium abrotanoides L. var. thunbergianum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) yabu-tabako (ヤブタバコ, 藪煙草 [meaning: bush tobacco])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Myanmar
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 50-100cm tall. Leaves 20-28cm long, 8.5-15cm wide. Flowers yellow head ca. 1cm across, flowering in September to November. Seeds 3.5mm long. Winter annual plants.
Reference Carpesium abrotanoides L.
Carpesium abrotanoides L.
Carpesium abrotanoides L.
Cytotoxic sesquiterpene lactones from Carpesium abrotanoides
Process for producing an extract of Hydrangea containing plant powder (US Patent 7521079/2009)
Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008)
Cosmetic composition containing huhectant vegetabel extract (Japanese Patent JP2000143437)
Note Some Japanese authors have noted that Carpesium abrotanoides L. is a naturalized plant which was introduced as a traditional Chinese medicine from China in ancient era.



October 2006
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2006
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



October 2006
at Mt. Tsukuba
October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park
October 2007
at Ushiku Forest Park



October 2006
at Mt. Tsukuba