Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Euchiton japonicus (Thunberg) A. Anderberg |
Synonyms | Gnaphalium japonicum Thunberg |
Common name | (Japanese common name) chichi-ko-gusa [fathre and children weed] |
(English common name) father-and-child plant | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants electing 15-30cm. Leaves 2.5-10cm length. Flowers involucres 5mm, flowering in May to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Euchiton japonicus (Thunb.) Holub |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |
May 2007 at Imperial Palace |