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Picris japonica

Picris japonica Thunb.
Picris japonica
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Picris japonica is a species in the genus Picris, belonging to the family Asteraceae. It was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. This plant is native to a wide range of regions across East and Central Asia.

Description

Picris japonica is distributed across several regions including China (North-Central, South-Central, Southeast, Qinghai, and Xinjiang), Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Islands, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Sakhalin, Tibet, and Vietnam. It is a member of the Asteraceae family, a large and diverse group of flowering plants. The species was published in 1784 by Thunb., contributing to the early botanical documentation of the genus Picris.

Distribution

China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Inner Mongolia · Japan · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Korea · Kuril Is. · Manchuria · Mongolia · Primorye · Qinghai · Sakhalin · Tibet · Vietnam · Xinjiang

Synonyms

Aster esquiroliiPicris maireiPicris japonica var. glabrescensPicris hieracioides subsp. japonicaPicris hieracioides var. glabrescens

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