Aster scabe

Aster scaber

Flower name
Aster scabe
Scientific name
Aster scaber
Alias白山菊, Aster scabe
Place of origin Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China
Place of floweringLow mountains
Flowering seasonAugust, September, October

What is Aster scabe

Aster scabe or shirayamagiku (Scientific name: Aster scaber) is a perennial wildflower of the Asteraceae family native to Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. In Japan, it grows wild in the mountains from Hokkaido to Kyushu. The grass is tall and straight. The leaves on the lower part of the stems are ovate in shape. The leaves wither before flowering. It produces sparse white tongue-shaped flowers in summer and autumn. The young shoots are edible.

Common name: Aster scaber, Scientific name: Aster scaber, Plant height: 100-150 cm, Leaf shape: ovate heart-shaped, Leaf margin: toothed; inflorescence shape: corymb; head diameter: 1.8-2.4 cm; tongue: white; flowering season: August-October; seed shape: cylindrical.