Miyamayomena - Miyamayomena

Japanese: ミヤマヨメナ - みやまよめな

A perennial herb of the Asteraceae family that grows in the mountain forests of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. The stem is 20-50 cm tall, has many basal leaves, and usually grows in a clump. The lower leaves are long-stalked and winged, and the upper leaves are stalkless, with a few coarse sawtooth edges and fine hairs on both sides. It is also called "Sixth chrysanthemum" because it flowers from May to June. The flowers are heads of pale bluish-purple ray florets and yellow tubular flowers, and are borne singly at the ends of the branches. They are 3.5-4 cm in diameter.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

本州，四国，九州の山地の林内に生えるキク科の多年草。茎は高さ20～50cm，根出葉が多く，ふつう叢生（そうせい）する。下部の葉は長柄に翼があり，長楕円形で，上部の葉は無柄，いずれの葉も少数のあらい鋸歯があり，両面に微毛がある。花期が5～6月であるところから，〈六月菊（ろくがつぎく）〉とも呼ばれる。花は淡い青紫色の舌状花と黄色の筒状花とからなる頭花で，枝の先に1個つく。径3.5～4cmの大きさである。

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