Japanese name: ハマニガナ（浜苦菜） Scientific name:Ixeris repens
[Overview]
A perennial found on sandy beaches.
Long runners extend through the sand.
The leaves are alternate, heart-shaped, 3–5 cm across, and palmately or pedately divided into 3–5 lobes.
The leaves are thick.
The petioles are long, but they are often not visible because they are buried in the sand.
Yellow flower heads about 3 cm across are borne 2–10 in corymbs at the stem tips.
The fruit is an achene.
The fruit is an achene with a pappus.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
Plant in a sunny, well-drained, well-ventilated place.
For potted plants, water thoroughly when the soil surface dries; for plants in the ground, rainfall is sufficient.
Fertilizer is not particularly necessary.
There are no particular pests or diseases.
