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Callicarpa mollis,
a deciduous shrub found in lowland forest edges and interiors, grows
to 2-3m in height, branching at the base and extending diagonally
upward, with gray-white, smooth bark. Leaves are alternate, blades
being 5-10cm in length, broadly ovate to oblong, tip portions
tapering to points, bases round, with plain serrations on margins,
and sparse microtrichias on the surface and many white stellate
hairs on the backsides. Inflorescences emerging from axils set 2-10
red-purple flowers in them; corollas measure 4-5mm long, upper parts
cleft in 4, and the lobes open flat. Calyxes have dense white
pubescent and stellate hairs—stamens, 4 in number, and pistils, 1,
both projecting. Drupes measure 3-4mm across and mature in a purple
hue; the sepals beneath them are covered with dense hairs. Bloom
time: June-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
