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 |