| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Ixeris japonica (Burm.f.) Nakai trib. Cichorieae |
| Synonyms | Lapsana japonica Burm.f. |
| Ixeris litoralis Kitam. | |
| Lactuca trifida Kitam. | |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 0-500m |
| Description | glabrous, basal leaves elliptic or sublinear, entire to pinnate, tapered to petiole, stem leaves similar, smaller, capitula 1-6 in lax corymb, involucre cylindrical |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | rosette, 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Manchuria , China Southeast ) Eastern Asia (Japan , Korea , Nansei-shoto , Ogasawara-shoto , Taiwan ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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