Farfugium japonicum
Leopard Plant, Leopardplant
Also known as: Arnica tussilaginea Burm.fil. +19 more
- Arnica tussilaginea Burm.fil.
- Farfugium giganteum Dammann
- Farfugium grande Lindl.
- Farfugium japonicum f. aligulatum Konta
- Farfugium japonicum f. japonicum
- Farfugium japonicum subsp. japonicum
- Farfugium japonicum subsp. nokozanense (Yamam.) Kitam.
- Farfugium japonicum var. formosanum (Hayata) Kitam.
- Farfugium japonicum var. nokozanense (Yamam.) Kitam.
- Farfugium kaempferi (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth.
- Farfugium tussilagineum (Burm.fil.) Kitam.
- Farfugium tussilagineum subsp. formosanum (Hayata) Kitam.
- Farfugium tussilagineum var. formosanum (Hayata) Kitam.
- Ligularia farfugium K.Koch
- Ligularia formosana (Hayata) Masam.
- Ligularia kaempferi Siebold & Zucc.
- Ligularia nokozanensis Yamam.
- Ligularia tussilaginea (Burm.fil.) Makino
- Ligularia tussilaginea var. formosana Hayata
- Ligularia tussilaginea var. tussilaginea
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Farfugium japonicum (commonly known as Leopard plant) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with subtropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Subtropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan
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)
Azores, Canary Is., India, Madeira, New Zealand North, Sicilia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms