Youngia japonica
| Youngia japonica | |
|---|---|
| A small wild specimen of Y. japonica in Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Youngia |
| Species: | Y. japonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Youngia japonica | |
Youngia japonica, commonly called Oriental false hawksbeard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Native to eastern Asia, it is now found as a weed nearly worldwide.