| Family |
(also placed in Lamiaceae (alt. Labiatae)) |
| Scientific name |
Caryopteris incana (Thunberg ex Houttuyn) Miquel |
| Synonyms |
Barbula sinensis Loureiro; Caryopteris mastacanthus Schauer; Caryopteris
ovata Miquel; Caryopteris sinensis (Loureiro) Dippel; Mastacanthus sinensis
(Loureiro) Endlicher ex Walpers; Nepeta incana Thunberg ex Houttuyn |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) dan-giku (ダンギク, 段菊 [meaning: stairs aster]) |
| (English common name) none |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan |
| Habitat |
Field |
| Chromosomal number |
unknown |
| Description |
Plants electing 25-50cm tall. Leaves 2.5-6cm long, 1.5-3cm long. Flowers
calyxs 2-3mm long, blue (or merely white) corollas ca.7 mm long, flowering
in September to October. Perennial plants. |
| Reference |
Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq. |
| Caryopteris incana (Thunberg ex Houttuyn) Miquel |
