Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Ligularia Cass. [803]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Asteraceae

family_ja: キク

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description_en: Genus of about 150 species of large, robust, often coarse perennials, mostly from C. and E. Asia, with a few from Europe, found in moist or wet grassland, open, wet scrub and woodland, by mountain streams, and in ditches. They have, ovate-oblong or elliptic to kidney-shaped or rounded, sometimes palmately lobed, often toothed basal leaves, borne on long leaf-stalks, and smaller, alternate stem leaves. Erect stems bear terminal corymbs or racemes of few to many, showy, daisy-like, yellow or orange flowerheads, with yellow or brown disc-florets. Grow in a mixed or herbaceous border, or naturalize in moist soil; they are also imposing waterside plants.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed of species in containers outdoors in autumn or spring, or divide species and cultivars in spring or after flowering. When seed-raised, L. dentata ’Desdemona’ and L. dentata ’Othello’ will often produce similar seedlings.

pests_en: Slugs and snails may damage emerging leaves in spring.

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comment: Temp. Eurasia

comment_ja: オタカラコウ，メタカラコウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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