Japanese name: トウゲブキ（峠蕗） Scientific name:Ligularia hodgsonii
[Overview]
A perennial 30–80 cm tall, found in grasslands in the mountains and alpine zone and in coastal grasslands.
The leaves are of two kinds: basal leaves and stem leaves.
The basal leaves are kidney-shaped, 4.5–13 cm long and 7.5–27 cm wide, with blunt teeth on the margin.
The basal leaves have long petioles, and the base of the petiole forms a sheath.
At the tip of the flower stalk, 5–9 yellow flower heads are borne in a corymb.
The flower stalk has cobwebby hairs only in the inflorescence part.
The flower heads are about 4–5 cm across and have about 7–12 ray florets.
The fruit is an achene with a reddish pappus.
