| Pieris japonica
is an evergreen- shrub to small tree that inhabits sunny locations
in mountainous regions stems growing to 1-8m in height and 5-10cm in
diameter. Leaves set themselves together at branch tips. The blades
are 3-10cm long, 1-2cm wide, in the shape of an oblanceolate or
long-oblong, with pointed tips, bases tapering toward petioles, and
sallow serrations on the upper half margins somewhat wavy. Axils on
branch tips emerge panicles and bring many white flowers, and bloom
facing downward. Corollas measure 6-8mm in length, in a pot shape,
shallowly cleft in five. Bloom time: February-May. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
