| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Hieracium japonicum Franch. & Sav. trib. Cichorieae |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, oblanceolate, 5-10cm long, adpressed brown hirsute, capitula 15-20mm in lax corymb or panicle, involucre tubular-campanulate, black glandular-hirsute |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | dark yellow |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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