Aster scabe / Shirayamagiku

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Aster scabe / Shirayamagiku シラヤマギク
Bloom time: August-October

Family:	Astereraceae / Kikuka		Species 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 scabe / Shirayamagiku シラヤマギク

Aster scabe is a 1-1.5m-in-height perennial found in forests in mountainous regions; radical leaves are in the shape of an oval-like heart, and on stems, leaves are in a heart shape 9-24cm long. Some pedicles equip narrow wings, and others do not. Flower heads measure 1.8-2.4cm in diameter; ray florets are in small numbers. Bloom time: August-October.
　

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