Farfugium japonicum




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitamra
Synonyms Arnica tussilaginea Burman f.; Farfugium grande Lindley; Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitamura var. formosanum (Hayata) Kitamura; Farfugium kaempferi (Siebold & Zuccarini) Bentham; Farfugium tussilagineum (Burman f.) Kitamura; Ligularia kaempferi (de Candolle) Siebold & Zuccarini; Ligularia nokozanensis Yamamoto; Ligularia tussilaginea (Burman f.) Makino; Ligularia tussilaginea (Burman f.) Makino var. formosana Hayata; Senecio japonicus Lessing, non (Thunberg) Schultz Bipontinus; Senecio kaempferi de Candolle; Senecio tussilagineus (Burman f.) Kuntze; Tussilago japonica L.
Common name (Japanese common name) tuswa-buki [glossy leaved fuki (fuki = Petasites japonicus)]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number n=30
Description Leaves 4-15cm length, 6-30cm width. Flowers scapes 30-75cm, yellow capitulums 4-6cm, flowering in October to December. Perennial plants.
Reference Farfugium japonicum (L.) Kitam.
Note There are many kinds of cultivar plants which have various colored or variegata leaves.



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October 2007
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October 2006
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Variation of leaves


October 2006
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