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Aster microcephalus var. ovatus / Nokongiku ノコンギク

Bloom time: August-November

   
Family:
 
Astereraceae /
Kikuka


 

Notes For Reference:- 

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Aster:

Aster ageratoides ssp. leiophyllus / Shiroyomena
Aster fastigiatus / Himeshion
Aster glehnii var. hondoensis / Gomana
Aster_microcephalus_var. ovatus / Nokongiku
Aster scabe / Shirayamagiku
Aster semiamplexicaulis / Inakagiku
Aster spathulifolius / Darumagiku
Aster subulatus var. obtusifolius / Houkigiku
Aster tripolium / Uragiku
   

Aster microcephalus var. ovatus / Nokongiku ノコンギク

 

Aster microcephalus var. ovatus is a perennial herb commonly found in fields and on mountains; its stems have a rough texture from dense, short hairs similar to those on its leaves. The leaves are 6-12cm long, in the shape of an oval-like, long oblong, with large, sparse serrations on the margins. Flower heads measure about 2.5cm across; ray flowers are arranged in single layers and are light blue-purple, and disk florets are yellow; bracts are green, tubular, and hemispherical, 4.5mm long. Involucral bracts touch in 3 columns. Bloom time: August-November.

           
                     
                     
                     

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