Youngia japonica
Japanese Hawksbeard, Oriental False Hawksbeard
Other regional names: Oriental Hawksbeard
- Oriental Hawksbeard
Also known as: Crepis japonica f. japonica +12 more
- Crepis japonica f. japonica
- Crepis japonica subsp. japonica
- Crepis japonica var. genuina Hochr., 1934
- Crepis japonica var. japonica
- Prenanthella japonica L.
- Youngia fastigiata var. fastigiata
- Youngia fastigiata var. luxurians Miq., 1856
- Youngia japonica var. genuina Babc. & Stebbins, 1937
- Youngia japonica var. japonica
- Youngia mauritiana var. mauritiana
- Youngia napifera DC. ex Wight, 1834
- Youngia paosa Steud.
- Youngia poosa DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or biennial.
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Youngia japonica (commonly known as Japanese hawksbeard or Oriental False Hawksbeard) is an annual or biennial within the Asteraceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Bahamas, Canary Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Jawa, Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Madagascar, Madeira, Marianas, Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mississippi, New Caledonia, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virginia, Windward Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms