Carpesium cernuum




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Carpesium cernuum L.
Synonyms Carpesium ciliatum de Candolle; Carpesium glossophylloides Nakai; Carpesium pedunculosum de Candolle; Carpesium pubescens de Candolle; Carpesium spathiforme Hosokawa; Carpesium taquetii H. Léveillé
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-yabu-tabako (コヤブタバコ, 小藪煙草 [meaning: small bush tobacco])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Taiwan, Europe
Habitat Forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants electing 50-100cm tall. Leaves 9-25cm long, 4-5cm wide. Flowers yellow head ca. 16mm across, flowering in July to September. Seeds 4.5-5mm long. Perennial plants.
Reference Carpesium cernuum L.
Carpesium cernuum L.
Carpesium cernuum L.
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September 2006
at lowland forest
September 2006
at lowland forest
September 2006
at lowland forest



September 2006
at lowland forest