Boneset
Eupatorium chinense L.
var. sachalinense (Fr. Schmidt) Kitamura
[Asteraceae (Compositae)]
Yotsubahiyodori (ヨツバヒヨドリ, 四葉鵯)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: in temperate Asia (Japan), and probably in Russia
Habitat: mesic grasslands, forest edges, and ohters
Synonyms
E. chinense L. subsp. sachalinense (Fr. Schmidt) Kitam. ex Murata
E. chinense L. subsp. sachalinense (Fr. Schmidt) Kitam. ex Murata var. hakonense (Nakai) Kitam. ex Murata
E. glehnii Fr. Schmidt ex Trautv.
E. glehnii Fr. Schmidt ex Trautv. var. hakonense (Nakai) H. Hara
Eupatorium chinense in Japan
Eupatorium chinense L. (ヒヨドリバナ)
- var. sachalinense (F.Schmidt) Kitam. (ヨツバヒヨドリ) synonym
Eupatorium chinense var. sachalinense in Hokkaido
[Left] On the northwest slope of Mount O-Usu in 1983. There are two varieties of Eupatorium chinense on Mount Usu. [Center/Right] At Teine Senjaku skislope on October 5 2009. The right photo is a close-up of inflorescences.