Hamaguruma (Wedelia chinensis) - Hamaguruma (English spelling)

Japanese: ハマグルマ(浜車) - ハマグルマ（英語表記）Wedelia chinensis

A perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, also called Kumanogiku. It is widely distributed from the subtropics to the warm temperate coasts of Asia. It grows in slightly damp places on the Izu Peninsula and the coasts of western Japan. The stems spread along the ground and take root at the nodes, and are hairy all over. The leaves are opposite, lanceolate, 3-7 cm long, and have a rough surface. From early summer to autumn, it produces single flower heads about 2 cm in diameter at the end of long stalks. The center is a tubular flower, and about 10 yellow ray florets are arranged radially at the edge. The pappus of the achene is extremely short and dish-shaped. Note that another species of the same genus, W. prostrata , is also sometimes called Hamaguruma. This species grows in sandy areas on the coast, and has thick, leathery, small leaves 2-4 cm long with a very rough surface.

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Japanese:

キク科の多年草で，クマノギクともいう。アジアの亜熱帯から暖温帯の海岸に広い分布をもつ。伊豆半島や西日本の海岸のやや湿ったところに生える。茎は地をはって節より根をおろし，全体に毛がある。葉は対生し長さ3～7cmの披針形で，表面はざらつく。初夏から秋にかけて，長い柄の先に径 2cmあまりの頭花を単生する。中心は管状花で，縁の舌状花は黄色で 10個あまりが放射状に並ぶ。痩果の冠毛は極端に短く皿状につく。なお同属の別種ネコノシタ W. prostrataのこともハマグルマと呼ぶことがある。この種類は海岸の砂地に生え，葉は厚い革質で長さ2～4cmと小さく，表面のざらつきが強い。

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