Oriental yellowhead is an East Asian perennial in the aster family with yellow, daisy-like flowers about 1¼–1½ in (3–4 cm) across. It's native to East Asia, including Korea, Japan, China, and the Russian Far East, and isn't a native US wildflower. Its dried flower heads are a traditional Chinese medicine called xuanfuhua.
Appearance
- Growth form
- An upright perennial about 1–2 ft (30–60 cm) tall, branching near the top.
- Leaves
- Alternate, narrowly oval leaves that sit directly on the stem without a stalk.
- Flowers
- Each branch tip carries a yellow flower head ringed by a single row of long, slender .
Where it lives
- Typical habitats
- Damp meadows
- Marsh edges
- Field banks
- Range
- Native to the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, and northern and eastern China.
- Preferred conditions
- Grows in sunny, moist ground.
Name and classification
- About the name
- It is very close to the European–Siberian Pentanema britannica (formerly Inula britannica), and some botanists, especially in Japan, treat it as a subspecies of that plant.
Conservation
- IUCN Red List
- NENot EvaluatedNot yet assessed
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