Ligularia splendens




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Ligularia splendens (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Nakai
Synonyms Cineraria fischeri Ledebour; Cineraria speciosa Schrader ex Link; Ligularia fischeri (Ledebour) Turczaninow; Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cassini var. speciosa (Schrader) de Candolle; Ligularia speciosa Fischer & Meyer; Senecio splendens H. Léveillé & Vaniot
Common name (Japanese common name) o-takara-kou [male borneol scented weed]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Chromosomal number n=30, 2n=60
Description Plants 100-200cm. Flowers yellow corollas 2.5cm, flowering in July to October. Perennial plants.
Reference Ligularia splendens (H. Lév. & Vaniot) Nakai
Ligularia sibirica (L.) Cass.



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
August 2006
at mountane swamp
August 2006
at mountane swamp



August 2006
at mountane swamp
August 2006
at mountane swamp
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden