Saussurea japonica
East Asian Saussurea
Also known as: Funkia japonica subsp. subcordata (Spreng.) Lilja +15 more
- Funkia japonica subsp. subcordata (Spreng.) Lilja
- Hosta plantaginea subsp. aphrodite F.Maek.
- Hosta plantaginea subsp. japonica Kikuchi & F.Maek.
- Hosta plantaginea subsp. stenantha F.Maek.
- Hosta sieboldiana subsp. bracteata Miq.
- Saussurea intermedia Turcz.
- Saussurea japonica f. japonica
- Saussurea japonica subsp. japonica
- Saussurea japonica subsp. leucocephala (Nakai & Kitag.) Nakai & Kitag.
- Saussurea japonica subsp. longicephala Hayata
- Saussurea japonica subsp. maritima Kitag.
- Saussurea japonica var. albiflora Kitam.
- Saussurea japonica var. dentata Kom.
- Saussurea japonica var. intermedia (Turcz.) Lipsch.
- Saussurea japonica var. latifolia Kom.
- Saussurea japonica var. lineariloba Nakai
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Saussurea japonica (commonly known as East Asian saussurea) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Mongolia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Qinghai, Taiwan
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms