Chrysanthemum seticuspe f. boreale ("Kikutanigiku")

Japanese name: キクタニギク （菊渓菊）
Scientific name: Chrysanthemum seticuspe f. boreale

[Overview]
A perennial 1–1.5 m tall, found on somewhat dry cliffs in mountain valleys.
It has a rhizome.
The stems grow in tufts and branch.
The leaves are alternate, 5–7 cm long and 4–6 cm wide, deeply pinnately divided, with pointed lobe tips.
The leaves have petioles.
A corymb-like inflorescence at the stem tip bears many yellow flower heads.
The flower heads are 1.5 cm across, with ray florets around the edge and tubular florets in the center.
The fruit is an achene.

[Uses]
The flower heads are used medicinally.

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