Crossostephium chinense




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