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Aster fastigiatus / Himeshion ヒメシオン

Aster fastigiatus is a perennial of a height of 0.3-1m found in moist grasslands or paths between paddies; leaves are lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, short-haired on the margins. Short greenish-white hairs and glandular dots are observable on the leaves' bottom sides. The leaves on the lower portions are 5.5-12cm long and 0.4-1.5cm wide, becoming smaller as they reach the upper parts. Flower heads, flowering in corymbs, are small, 7-9mm in diameter; ray florets are white, and disk florets are yellow; bracts are tubular, 4mm long. Bloom time: August-October.