Oriental False Hawksbeard

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Oriental False Hawksbeard🌼

Youngia japonica

オニタビラコ

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キク科草本越年草黄色花雑草在来種

A biennial herb of the Asteraceae family commonly found on roadsides and in fields. It extends a stem and bears small yellow flower heads sparsely along it.

Identification Points

  • ✓根生葉はロゼット状で羽状裂
  • ✓茎を伸ばし上部で分枝
  • ✓頭花は黄色で小さく散開

Habitat

本州・四国・九州の道ばた・畑・庭

Season

4〜10月（花）

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Petal count

3 petals

Ovary position

Inferior

Stamen count

1-2

Phylogenetic Positionキク科 →

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Asterales > Asteraceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 80–70 million years ago)

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Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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