Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. savatieri (Franchet) Kitamura |
Synonyms | Saussurea kurosawae Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. kurosawae (Kitamura) Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel subsp. sendaica (Franchet) Kitamura; Saussurea nipponica Miquel var. kurosawae (Kitamura) Ohwi; Saussurea sinuatoides Nakai var. serrata Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) asama higotai [Mt. Asama higotai (meaning of higotai is unknown)], Tsukuba higotai [Mt. Tsukuba higotai] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Flowers capitulums purple 1-1.5cm, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |
October 2006 at Mt. Tsukuba |