Taxon:  Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Soejima & Mot. Ito



Summary
Genus:
Aster
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Asteroideae
Tribe:
Astereae
Nomen number:
434342
Place of publication:
Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49:152.  1998
Verified:
09/08/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. (0 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. microcephalus (0 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Soejima & Mot. Ito (1 active accession[s])
Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav. var. ripensis Makino (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Aster ageratoides Turcz. var. yezoensis Kitam. & H. Hara

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Aster ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Mot. Ito & Soejima var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Mot. Ito & Soejima

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Aster ovatus var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Mot. Ito & Soejima
  2. Soejima, A. & M. Ito. 1998. Aster microcephalus (Miq.) Franch. & Sav., the correct name for A. ovatus (Franch. & Sav.) Mot. Ito & Soejima. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 49:151-152.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Japanese Rōmajiezo-nokon-giku as Aster ovatus var. yezoensis2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: = Aster ovatus var. yezoensis (Kitam. & H. Hara) Mot. Ito & Soejima
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô]

Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=434342. Accessed 12 May 2026.