Seseli ugoensis Koidz.

Japanese: イブキボウフウ（英語表記）Seseli ugoensis Koidz.

A perennial herb of the Umbelliferae family that grows in grasslands in the mountains and fields (illustration). Its Japanese name was given to it because it is found in abundance on Mt. Ibuki in Shiga Prefecture. The stem is 40-90cm tall, has an angled ridge, and branches out in large numbers at the top. The leaves are finely pinnate and divided 2-3 times, and are highly variable. The flowers are small and white with five petals, and grow in large numbers in a compound umbel at the end of the branches in August-September. The fruit is oval and about 3mm long, and when ripe it splits into two and hangs from the end of the central axis, before being blown away by the wind and falling. The surface of the fruit is characterized by dense fine hairs.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

山野の草地に生えるセリ科の多年草（イラスト）。和名は滋賀県伊吹山に多いところからつけられた。茎は高さ40～90cm，稜角があり，上部では多く枝を出す。葉は細かく羽状に2～3回分裂し，変化が多い。花は小さく，白色で，5枚の花弁があり，8～9月ごろ，枝先に複散形花序を作って，密に多数つく。果実は卵円形で長さ約3mm，熟すと二つに分かれて中央の軸の先にぶらさがり，やがて風に飛ばされて落ちる。果実の表面には密に細かい毛が生えているのが特徴である。

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