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Cornus macrophylla,
a deciduous tree 8-12m in height, grows to a diameter of as large as
30cm, with green or red-brown, ridged branches. Leaves are opposite,
gathered together at the branch tips; blades are 6-15cm long, 3-7cm
wide, ovate-like, long-oblong, with sharply pointed tips in a
tail-like manner, and bases are broadly cuneate, with entire
margins. The branch tops emerge in corymbs above the leaves and
densely set yellow-white flowers in them; petals are 4 in number,
4-5mm long, narrow, long-oblong; stamens are four and style one.
Drupes are spherical, approximately 5mm in diameter, and mature to a
purple-black color in July-October. Bloom time: June-July. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
