With a borneol-like fragrance in stems and leaves, Chrysanthemum
makinoi, a
perennial, grows on sunny slopes in fields or
mountains; it is 40-80cm in height and branches
sparsely. Leaves are in the shape of an ovate or
broad ovate of 4-8cm in length, generally cleft in
three, and the back sides gray. Head flowers measure
2.5-5cm in diameter; lay florets are white,
occasionally tinge light red. Bracts are 7mm long
and hemispherical. Involucral bracts, all in the
same size, ouch in 3 columns. Bloom time:
October-November. |