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Cornus
kousais is a deciduous tree with dark red-brown bark
found in forests or grasslands in mountainous regions. It grows
to 5- 15 m in height. Branches are tinged brown or red-brown,
and leaves attach in opposite pairs at the tips; blades are 4-12
cm long, 3-7 cm wide, wavy, broad-oblong or broad-ovate-oblong,
with pointed tips, round bases, and entire margins. Flowers open
when the leaves have developed. What look like petals are
involucral bracts, 3- 8 cm long, oval or long-oblong-like ovate,
with masses of small, 20-30 light yellow-green flowers. In the
center, petals and stamens are both composed of four parts.
Multiple fruits, 1- 1.5 cm across, spherical, mature red. Bloom
time: May-July.
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
