Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Paraixeris denticulata (Houttuyn) Nakai |
Synonyms | Brachyramphus ramosissimus Bentham; Crepidiastrum denticulatum (Houttuyn) J. H. Pak et Kawano; Ixeris denticulata (Houttuyn) Stebbins; Ixeris denticulata (Houttuyn) Stebbins subsp. longiflora Stebbins; Ixeris denticulata (Houttuyn) Stebbins subsp. ramosissima (Bentham) Stebbins; Lactuca denticulata (Houttuyn) Maximovicz; Prenanthes denticulata Houttuyn; Prenanthes hastata Thunberg; Youngia chrysantha Maximovicz; Youngia denticulata (Houttuyn) Kitamura; Youngia hastata (Thunberg) de Candolle |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yakushi sou [Healing Buddha weed] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Korea, China, Indochina | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=10 |
Description | Plants 30-120cm. Flowers yellow involucres 1.5mm, flowering in August to November. Winter annual plants. |
Reference | Paraixeris denticulata (Houtt.) Nakai |
Youngia denticulata (Houtt.) Kitam. |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at edge of forest |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |