Carpesium macrocephalum Franch. et Savat.
[Asteraceae (Compositate)]
Oogankubisou (オオガンクビソウ, 大雁首草)
Life form: perennial forb
Distribution: northeastern China - Korea - northern Japan (including Hokkaido)
Habitat: forest floor - forest edge
Carpesium L. in Japan
C. abrotanoides L. (ヤブタバコ)
C. cernuum L. (コヤブタバコ)
C. divaricatum Sieb. et Zucc. (ガンクビソウ)
var. abrotanoides (Koidz.) Kitam. (ホソバガンクビソウ)
var. matsuei (Tatew. et Kitam.) Kitam. (ノッポロガンクビソウ)
C. faberi Winkler (コバナガンクビソウ)
C. glossophyllum Maxim. (サジガンクビソウ)
C. macrocephalum Franch. et Savat. (オオガンクビソウ)
C. rosulatum Miq. (ヒメガンクビソウ)
C. triste Maxim. (ミヤマヤブタバコ)
Carpesium macrocephalum in Hokkaido
[Left] a patch. [Center] close-up of a leaf. [Right] close-up of an inflorescence. on the foot om Mount Onnebetsu, Shiretoko Peninsula, eastern Hokkaido, on late July 1996.