Ligularia dentata
J. Jap. Bot. 15: 318. 1939.
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Erythrochaete dentata A. Gray Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 6: 395. 1858
Synonyms: Ligularia clivorum Maximowicz Senecio clivorum (Maximowicz) Maximowicz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 614.
Plants often purplish-tinged, glabrous or distally unevenly hairy; rootstocks stout, fibrous-rooted. Leaves: basal blades 20–45 × 20–40 cm, bases deeply cordate. Peduncles 2–9 cm. Involucres 9–12 (–20) × 16–28 mm. Phyllaries greenish-tipped. Ray corolla laminae 20–35 (–50) mm. Cypselae 8–10 mm; pappi 10–12 mm. 2n = 60.
Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Disturbed sites, abandoned plantings
Elevation: 10–50+ m
Distribution
Introduced; Md., Asia (China), Asia (Japan)
Discussion
Ligularia dentata is commonly cultivated in eastern Canada and the United States; it sometimes persists (as in Maryland).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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