Family | Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) |
Scientific name | Crossostephium chinense (L.) Makino ex Chamisso & Schlechtendal |
Synonyms | Artemisia chinense L.; Chrysanthemum artemisioides (Lessing) Kitamura; Crossostephium artemisioides Lessing; Tanacetum chinense A. Gray ex Maximovicz |
Common name | (Japanese common name) moku-byakko [silver fragrant weed] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=18 |
Description | Plants electing 30-80cm. Flowers pale yellow ca. 5mm, flowering in September to November. Evergreen. Shrub. |
Reference | Crossostephium chinense (L.) Makino |
Chromosome studies in chrysanthemum flora of Taiwan. 2. Ajania pacifica (Nakai) Bremer et Humphries dwarf form, Crossostephium chinense (L.) Makino, Dendranthema arisanense (Hayata) Ling et Shih, D. indica (L.) Des Moul. and D. lavandulifolia (Fisch. ex Trautv.) Ling et Shih var. tomentellum (Hand.-Mazz.) Ling et Shih. | |
Note | Rare species. |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |