Symphyotrichum subulatum var. squamatum("Hirohahokigiku")
Japanese name: ヒロハホウキギク（広葉箒菊） Scientific name:Symphyotrichum subulatum var. squamatum
[Overview]
An annual or biennial about 1 m tall, found on roadsides and similar places.
The stem is erect, and the branches spread at an angle of 60–90 degrees.
There are basal leaves and stem leaves; the basal leaves often remain even at flowering time.
The stem leaves are simple and alternate, narrowly oblong-elliptic.
Many flower heads are borne at the stem tip.
The flower heads consist of ray florets and tubular florets.
The ray florets are pink, longer than the pappus, and curl outward after flowering.
The fruit is an achene with a pappus.
[History]
It was found in Kitakyushu in the 1960s and has since become naturalized in various places.
