Japanese name: エゾコウゾリナ（蝦夷顔剃菜） Scientific name:Hypochaeris crepidioides
[Overview]
A perennial 15–40 cm tall, endemic to the serpentine area of Mt. Apoi and found mainly in dry grassland.
The leaves consist of basal leaves and a few alternate leaves on the stem.
The basal leaves are broadly lanceolate, 6–16 cm long, and form a rosette.
The bases of the stem leaves clasp the stem.
The flower stalk is unbranched, densely covered in its upper part with black stiff hairs, and bears a single yellow flower head 3–4 cm across at its tip.
The flower stalk thickens below the flower head, reaching 0.6 cm in diameter.
The flower head consists entirely of ligulate florets.
The involucre bears black stiff hairs.
The fruit is an achene with a pappus.
