Japanese name: アオオニタビラコ（青鬼田平子） Scientific name:Youngia japonica subsp. japonica
[Overview]
A biennial or perennial 20–100 cm tall, found in sunny places such as roadsides and parks.
White latex exudes when the stems or leaves are damaged.
The whole plant is covered with soft white hairs.
Several flower stalks usually emerge, and they are not tinged with purple.
There are basal leaves and stem leaves, but stem leaves are absent or few; they are alternate and become smaller toward the top.
The basal leaves form a rosette in large numbers, 8–25 cm long and 1.7–6 cm wide, pinnately divided, somewhat glossy, and usually bluish green without a reddish tinge.
The flower heads are yellow and borne in compound corymbs at the stem tips.
The flower heads are 0.8–1.3 cm across and consist of ray florets only.
In the north the flowering season is May–October, but in warm regions it can be seen blooming all year round.
The fruit is an achene with a white pappus.
