| Euonymus oxyphyllus,
a deciduous shrub growing to 1-4m in height, inhabits forests in
hilly to mountainous regions, with barks gray and smooth. Leaves are
in the alternate arrangement; blades measure 3-10cm long, 2-5cm
wide, oval, or long-oblong, with fine, obtuse serrations on margins.
Both surfaces are with no hairs. Petioles measure 3-10mm long. Cymes
come out of axils and hang down, which set 3-30 green-white or light
purple flowers; the flowers measure as large as 8mm in diameter, and
highly developed disks are in the centers of the flowers. Sepals,
petals, and stamens are 5, respectively, and 1. Capsules, about 1cm
across, spherical, mature in red in September-October. Bloom time:
May-June |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
