Family:
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Ericaceae / Tsutsujika |
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Notes For Reference:- |
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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Epigaea:
Epigaea asiatica /
Iwanashi |
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Epigaea asiatica /
Iwanashi イワナシ |
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Inhabiting gravelly soil in rocky areas in
montane forests,
Epigaea asiatica,
a small evergreen shrub, branches out to crawl on the ground,
rooting and growing diagonally upwards to approximately 10cm in
height. Leaves, with short petioles, are of alternate phyllotaxis,
leathery, in an oval shape with pointed tips, blades measuring
4-10cm long, and the margins have long, coarse, brown hairs along
with them. Flowers, light red, 3-6 in number, are arranged in
racemes on the branch ends. The corollas, each 1-1.5cm long, are
tubular, cleft into five lobes at the top, and bend backward. Bloom
time: May-June. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
