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Solidago virga-aurea var. asiatica(family: Compositae)

Japanese name: Akino-kirinsou

This plant is perennial, and distributed widely in Japan and Korea. It grows in sunny mountain side. This flower looks like the flower of Sedum kamtscauticum(Japanese name; kirinsou), so, Japanese name comes from Akino(this means; bloom in fall) kirinsou. This plant blooms from August to November.

My observation records:

03/Oct/'99 Tanosiri-Bog Aichi-pref blooming
29/Aug/'99 Mt. Ibuki Gifu-pref blooming
15/Aug/'98 Mt. Ibuki Gifu-pref blooming
18/Oct/'97 Tanosiri-Bog Aichi-pref blooming