Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Aster iinumae Kitamura |
Synonyms | Aster cantoniensis Blume; Aster indicus L. var. pinnatifidus (Maximovicz ex Makino) Nakai; Aster incisus Fischer var. pinnatifidus (Maximovicz) Nakai; Aster pinnatifidus (Maximovicz ex Makino) Makino; Asteromoea mongolica (Franchet) Kitamura; Asteromoea pinnatifida (Maximovicz ex Makino) Koidzumi; Boltonia cantoniensis (Blume) Franchet & Savatier; Kalimeris mongolica (Franchet) Kitamura; Kalimeris pinnatifida (Maximovicz ex Makino) Kitamra; Kalimeris pinnatifida (Maximovicz ex Makino) Kitamura var. dentata Kitamura |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yuga giku (ユウガギク, 柚香菊 [meaning: faint citrus scented aster]) |
(English common name) false aster, Japanese aster | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Kinki region) |
(Other nations) Korea, China | |
Chromosomal number | n=9, 2n=18 |
Description | Plants 40-150cm tall. Leaves 7-8cm long, 3-4cm wide. Flowers capitulums white 2.5cm across, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Aster iinumae Kitam. ex H. Hara |
Aster iinumae Kitam. ex H. Hara | |
Molecular Cytogenetic Organization of 5S and 18S rDNA Loci in Aster ageratoides var. ageratoides, A. iinumae (=Kalimeris pinnatifida) and A. microcephalus var. ovatus in Japan |
August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
August 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
September 2007 at Mt. Tsukuba |
April 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |