Pertya rigidula




Family Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Scientific name Pertya rigidula (Miquel) Makino
Synonyms Macroclinidium rigidulum (Miquel) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) kuruma-ba-haguma (クルマバハグマ, 車葉白熊 [meaning: wheel leaved haguma (haguma = Bos grunniens' wool))])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (north of Kinki region)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest or forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 50-80cm tall. Leaves 7-8 verticillate, leaflets each ca. 20cm long. Flowers involucres ca. 18-20mm long, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.



September 2008
at mountane forest
September 2008
at mountane forest
September 2008
at mountane forest