Youngia japonica (L.) DC. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.

Summary

Genus:

Youngia

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Cichorioideae

Tribe:

Cichorieae

Subtribe:

Crepidinae

Nomen number:

104658

Place of publication:

Prodr. 7:194. 1838

Verified:

03/25/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym

Prenanthes japonica L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Crepis japonica (L.) Benth.

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
Oriental false hawksbeard –
Oriental hawksbeard –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hainan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaido
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Ryukyu Islands
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Taiwan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Punjab
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Uttar Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	New South Wales
1	Native	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Queensland
4	Naturalized	Africa	Southern Africa	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal
4	Naturalized	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Zaire
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Comoros
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Sri Lanka
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Mexico
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
4	Naturalized	Pacific	North-Central Pacific	United States	Hawaii
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Guam
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Northern Mariana Islands
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Northwestern Pacific	Palau
4	Naturalized	Pacific	South-Central Pacific	French Polynesia
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Fiji
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	New Caledonia
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Niue
4	Naturalized	Pacific	Southwestern Pacific	Tonga
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Barbados
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Cayman Islands
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Hispaniola
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Netherlands Antilles	Saba
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Puerto Rico
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	St. Croix
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku], Taiwan
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh], Nepal, Pakistan
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Malaysia, Philippines

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales, Queensland]

Naturalized
Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa [KwaZulu-Natal]
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Zaire
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Sri Lanka

Northern America

REGION: Mexico
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [New York, Pennsylvania]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]

Pacific

NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau
SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: French Polynesia
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Tonga

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Netherlands Antilles [Saba], Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (U.S.) [St. Croix]
MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica, Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Weed			Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=104658. Accessed 26 April 2025.