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Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Fatsia:

Fatsia japonica / Yatsude

Fatsia japonica / Yatsude ヤツデ

Fatsia japonica: An evergreen shrub that grows in forests from seashores to hills, with 1-3m in height. Leaves are alternate, gathering together at branch tips; the blades are large, 20-40cm in diameter, and deeply cut into 7-9 lobes, with bases kidney-shaped, coarse serrations on 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. Stamens are five, and anthers are white. Calyx tubes are about 3mm long and bell-shaped. Bloom time: November-December.