| Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
| Scientific name | Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. leiocarpa (Bentham) Hultén forma japonalpestris Kitamura |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) miyama-aki-no-kirin-sou [mountain autumn giraffe weed], kogane-giku [golden aster] |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Philippines | |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
| Description | Plants electing 35-85cm. Flowers involucral segments 3 lines, flowering in August to October. Perennial plants. |
| August 2006 at mountane marsh |
August 2006 at mountane marsh |
August 2006 at mountane marsh |