| Synurus excelsus is a
perennial found in sunny grasslands, with white arachnoid hairs
throughout. Stems are thick and stiff and tinge purple-brown; leaves
on the lower parts, 10-20cm-long triangular with bases expanding
sideways in a hastate way, incised dentitions.on margins, and dense
white fluffs on the back surfaces. Leaves on the upper parts
gradually become smaller to grow into ovate-like triangular. Flower
heads, 4-5cm in diameter, set themselves downward; tubular flowers
are black-purple, involucral bracts form many slender rows, and the
tips are sharp. Bloom time: October. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
