Ligularia ischerii var. takeyuki / Asootakarakou

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Ligularia ischerii var. takeyuki / Asootakarakou アソオタカラコウ
Bloom time: June-September

Family:	Asteraceae / Kikuka		Species in the genus Ligularia:
			Ligularia dentata / Marubatakebuki Ligularia euodon / Otakarakou Ligularia ischerii var. takeyuki / Asootakarakou Ligularia japonica / Hankaisou
		Ligularia ischerii var. takeyuki / Asootakarakou アソオタカラコウ

Ligularia ischerii var. takeyuki is a perennial, 100-200m in height, found in or around wetlands in mountainous districts, with radical leaves with petioles resembling those of Petasites japonicus, in the shape of a concentric, approximately 50cm in size, and serrations on margins. Flower stalks stand erect and form racemes on them, and flowers bloom from the bottom toward upward, with 5-9 yellow ligulate flowers and more than ten tubular flowers. Bloom time: June-September.

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