| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Ligularia dentata (A. Gray) H. Hara |
| Synonyms | Erythrochaete dentata A. Gray; Ligularia clivorum Maximowicz; Ligularia japonica (Thunberg) Lessing var. clivorum (Maximovicz) Makino; Senecillis dentata (A. Gray) Kitamura; Senecio clivorum (Maximowicz) Maximowicz; Senecio japonicus (Thunberg) Schultz Bipontinus var. integrifolius Matsumura; Senecio labordei Vaniot |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) maru-ba-dake-buki [round leaved mountain fuki (fuki = Petasites japonicus)] |
| (English common name) summer ragwort | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku |
| (Other nations) China | |
| Chromosomal number | n=30, 2n=60 |
| Description | Plants 40-120cm. Leaves 30cm length, 38cm width. Flowers yellow head 8cm, flowering in July to August. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ligularia dentata (A. Gray) H. Hara |
| Ligularia dentata (A. Gray) H. Hara | |
| Plant extracts and compositions comprising extracellular protease inhibitors (US Patent 20040175439) | |
| Plant extracts for treatment of angiogenesis and metastasis (US Patent 20060228426) | |
| Plant extracts and dermatological uses thereof (US Patent 20070122492) |
| August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |
August 2006 at high marsh |