Common name: Sea Aster
Scientific name: Tripolium pannonicum 鹼菀、金盞菜、竹葉菊、鐵桿蒿
Genus: Tripolium 鹼菀屬
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae 菊科, aster , daisy, composite or sunflower family
Remarks: It is previously known as Aster tripolium 海紫菀, belonged to Aster 紫菀屬.
Origin: native
Date: 23rd Aug
064 An erect, glabrous, short-lived maritime perennial, can reach up to 100cm.
061 Upper leaves.
062 Lower leaves. Leaves lanceolate, 7-12cm, fleshy, glabrous.
063 Stem.
058
058_1 Lateral view of flowering head, showing few, blunt involucral bracts. Ligules (elongated tongue of the corolla of ray flower) blue-purple.
055 Flowering heads 8-30mm across.
056
059_1 Flowering buds of disc flowers, showing 5 nearly open petals.
056_1 Flowers are blooming.
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