Parasenecio farfaraefolia var. farfarifolia / Usgetamabuki

Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物
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Parasenecio farfaraefolia var. farfarifolia / Usugetamabuki ウスゲタマブキ
Bloom time: August-October

Family:	Asteraceae / Kikuka		Species in the genus Parasenecio:
			Parasenecio delphiniifolia / Momijigasa Parasenecio farfaraefolia var. farfarifolia / Usugetamabuki Parasenecio nikomontanus / Ookanikoumori
		Parasenecio farfaraefolia var. farfarifolia / Usugetamabuki ウスゲタマブキ

Parasenecio farfaraefolia var. farfarifolia is a perennial herb in the shade of a tree in mountain wetlands. Stems grow to 50-140cm tall, with arachnoid hairs when young. Leaves with long petioles are somewhat thin, triangular heart-shaped, 13-21cm wide, with sparse, coarse hairs on surfaces. Axils create bulbils, and panicles set many white flower heads; the flower heads have 5-6 tubular flowers. Involucres measure 9-10cm long, with involucral bracts five in a row. Bloom time: Autgust-October.

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