| With ash-gray barks,
Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica, a deciduous shrub or small
tree growing to approximately 5m in height, inhabits deciduous
broad-leaved forests in hilly districts. Leaves are of alternate
phyllotaxis; blades measuring 6-20cm in length, and 5-12cm in width,
are obovate to broadly obovate, with quick tips pointed, and the
margins are entire. The leaves bottom sides tinge white, and the
hairless petioles measure 2-4cm in length. As leaf development ends,
branch tops set 5-10cm-across white flowers facing sideways or
downward; outer tepals, 3 in number, are sepal-like, and inner
tepals, 6-9, are petal-like, filaments light red, and anthers light
yellow-green. Bloom time: May-July. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
