Maple leaf grass - Maple leaf grass

Japanese: モミジガサ - もみじがさ

A perennial plant of the Asteraceae family. The stems are upright and can reach a height of 1 meter. The leaves are long-stalked and alternate, with palmately-shaped blades that have 5 to 7 lobes. From July to August, a large panicle is produced at the top of the stem, with numerous flower heads. Each flower head consists of 5 white tubular flowers. The involucre is pale greenish-white and tubular, with 5 involucre segments. A native of Japan, it grows under the trees in mountainous areas, distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu. In the Tohoku region, it is a type of wild vegetable, and young seedlings are harvested in spring for food; it is called shidoki or shidoke.

[Hiroyuki Koyama]

Maple leaf
A species endemic to Japan. It grows under forests in mountainous areas and produces white flowers in panicles from July to August. The leaf blade is palmately divided into 5 to 7 lobes. ©Shogakukan Photo by Masatoshi Hirose ">

Maple leaf

Maple leaf (young seedling)
In the Tohoku region, it is called Shidoki or Shidoke and is eaten.

Maple leaf (young seedling)

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Japanese:

キク科の多年草。茎は直立し、高さ1メートルに達する。葉は長柄があって互生し、葉身は掌状に5～7裂する。7～8月、茎頂に大形の円錐(えんすい)花序をつくり、多数の頭花をつける。頭花は5個の白色の管状花からなる。総包は淡緑白色で筒状、総包片は5枚。日本特産で、山地の樹林下に生え、北海道から九州に分布する。東北地方では山菜の一種として、春に若苗をとって食用とし、シドキ、シドケなどとよばれる。

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モミジガサ
日本特産種。山地の樹林下に生え、7～8月、白色花を円錐花序につける。葉身は掌状に5～7裂する©Shogakukan　撮影／広瀬雅敏">

モミジガサ

モミジガサ（若苗）

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