Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Farfugium japonicum / Tsuwabuki ツワブキ

Bloom time: October-December
　 　
Family:
　		 Asteraceae /
Kikuka


　

Species in the genus Farfugium:


Farfugium japonicum / Tsuwabuki
　 　

Farfugium japonicum / Tsuwabuki ツワブキ

 　
Farfugium japonicum is a perennial herb that grows on rocks or cliffs on the coasts. Radical leaves carry 10-38cm long petioles; blades measure 4-15cm long and 6-30cm wide, in the shape of a thick, glossy reniform. Young leaves huddle themselves in a fist, covered with gray-brown vellus hairs. 30-75cm long flower stalks arise in-between the leaves and set yellow flower heads in a corymb way. The fruit (achene) is 5-6.5mm long and pappus tinge brown. Bloom time: October-December.
　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　
　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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