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 Menziesia:
Menziesia ciliicalyx
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Usugiyouraku
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Menziesia ciliicalyx / Usugiyouraku ウスギヨウラク |
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Menziesia ciliicalyx,
a deciduous shrub 1-2m in height, inhabits forest edges or the shade
of rocks in mountainous regions. Leaves are arranged in an alternate
pattern, clustering together at the branch tops. Blades measure
2-5cm long, 1.5-2.5 cm long, in the shape of an oblong or
long-oblong, with sharp or somewhat obtuse tips and bases acute,
with hairs on margins. Petioles are 1-3mm long with no coats. Branch
tips set 1-8 yellow-green-white flowers together. Corollas are
1.2-1.8cm long, tubular, and shallowly cleft in five. Inside the
floral tubes are dense hairs. Peduncles measure 1-3cm long, with
glandular hairs, and calyxes are saucer-shaped, with thick glandular
hairs on the margins. Bloom time: April-June. |
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Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
