| Menziesia ciliicalyx,
a deciduous shrub of 1-2m in height, inhabits forest edges or the
shade of a rock in mountainous regions. Leaves are in an alternate
arrangement, gathering together at branch tops. Blades measure 2-5cm
long, 1.5-2.5 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. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
