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Fatsia japonica: An evergreen shrub that grows in
forests from seashores to hills, with 1-3m in height. Leaves are
alternate, clustering at branch tips; the blades are large, 20-40cm
in diameter, and deeply cut into 7-9 lobes, with kidney-shaped
bases, coarse serrations along the lobes' margins, and a glossy,
thick texture. Dioecious: Branch tips bear spherical umbels and set
many small white flowers -bisexual flowers on the upper parts and
male flowers on the lower parts. Petals are 5 in number,
oval-shaped, and 1-3mm long. The stamens are five, and the anthers
are white. Calyx tubes are about 3mm long and bell-shaped. Bloom
time: November-December. |