Aster iinumae




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