Ixeris repens




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ixeris repens (L.) A. Gray
Synonyms Chorisis repens (L.) de Candolle; Chorisma repens (L.) D. Don; Lactuca brachyrhyncha Hayata; Lactuca repens (L.) Bentham ex Maximovicz; Nabalus repens (L.) Ledebour; Prenanthes repens L.
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-nigana (ハマニガナ, 浜苦菜 [meaning: beach bitter salad weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido (southwest region), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Taiwan, Vietnam
Habitat Sand beach
Chromosomal number n=8, 2n=16
Description Plants creeping. Leaves 3-5cm. Flowers yellow ca. 3cm, flowering in May to July. Perennial plants.
Reference Ixeris repens (L.) A. Gray
A Cytological Study of Ixeris nakazonei (Asteraceae; Lactuceae) in Okinawa Island, the Ryukyus



June 2008
at sand beach
June 2008
at sand beach
June 2008
at sand beach



June 2008
at sand beach