Ligularia dentata




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
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August 2006
at high marsh
August 2006
at high marsh
August 2006
at high marsh