Ixeridium dentatum subsp. kimuranum ("Kumomanigana")

Japanese name: クモマニガナ （雲間苦菜）
Scientific name: Ixeridium dentatum subsp. kimuranum

[Overview]
A perennial about 30 cm tall, found on rocky ground in the high mountains.
The leaves are of two kinds, basal leaves and stem leaves, and the basal leaves remain somewhat even at flowering.
The stem leaves are alternate, and the base often does not clasp the stem.
Flower heads are borne in corymb-like arrangements at the stem tip; the flowers are mostly yellow, but there are also yellowish white to white flowers.
The flower heads consist of 8–12 ray florets, each with fine notches at the tip.
The fruit is an achene with a pappus.

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