Aster viscidulus

Aster viscidulus

  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Aster viscidulus
  • Flower name
    Aster viscidulus
  • Scientific name
    Aster viscidulus
  • Alias箱根菊, ミヤマコンギク, 深山紺菊
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringLow mountains, Sub-alpine
  • Flowering seasonJuly, August, September

What is Aster viscidulus

Aster viscidulus, or aka: hakonegiku(scientific name: Aster viscidulus) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. It grows naturally on the grasslands in the mountains of Kanto to Chubu. The leaves are green and have an oval oval shape with shallow serrated edges. The leaves stick to each other 90 degrees above and below. In summer, a white or lilac flower blooms at the tip of the flower stem. The name “viscid” (“sticky” or “sticky”) is attached to the species name because of the sticky hair at the base of the flower or bud.

Common name: Japanese oak (Hakone chrysanthemum), Scientific name: Aster viscidulus, aka: Miyakonkongiku (Fukayama Chrysanthemum), stem length: 30-60 cm , Flower length: 2.5 cm, Flowering period: July to September, Flower color: White / light blue.


  • Order
    Asterales
  • Family
    Asteraceae
  • Genus
    Callistephus
  • Species
    C. chinensis
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Corymbose inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Head flower
  • Leaf type
    oblong
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeperennial plan
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height30.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 3.0 cm

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