Aster tripolium / Uragiku

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Aster tripolium / Uragiku ウラギク
Bloom time: August-November

Family:	Asteraceae / 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 tripolium / Uragiku ウラギク

Aster tripolium is a biennial herb growing in salt marshes close to seashores or inland wetlands; leaves are thick, 6.5-10cm long, lanceolate in shape, somewhat glossy, and embrace stems a bit. Leaves are linear on the upper parts. Head flowers, many in number, are 2cm in diameter; ray florets are light purple. The achene is flat and narrow, oblong, measuring 2.5-3 mm long. However, as the flowering period ends, it can extend to as much as 5 mm and become brownish. Bloom time: August-November.

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