Notes For Reference:-

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Heteropappus:

Heteropappus hispidus / Yamajinogiku
Heteropappus hispidus var. arenarius / Hamabenogiku
　

Heteropappus hispidus / Yamajinogiku ヤマジノギク

Heteropappus hispidus, an annual or biennial herb, 0.3-1m in height, inhabits sunny grasslands, with erect and well-branched leaves. Radical leaves are gone in flowering time. On-stem leaves are lanceolate or linear-shaped, 5-7cm long, 0.4-0.2cm wide; on the upper parts, linear. Flower heads are large, 3-4cm in diameter, and set in corymbose; ray florets are light purple to blue-purple, and tubular ones are yellow. Bloom time: September-November.