| Callicarpa mollis,
a deciduous shrub in lowland forest edges or insides, grows to 2-3m
in height, branching at the bases and extending diagonally upward,
with gray-white, smooth barks. 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 purple; sepals
beneath cover themselves 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
