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Quercus dentata: A
deciduous tree that inhabits poor or gravelly soil in fields and
mountains and grows as tall as 15m and 60cm across. Leaves are
alternate; blades measure 7-12cm long, 3-5cm wide, obovate-like long
oblong, and leathery, with sharply pointed tips, broadly cuneate
bases, big-sized serrations on half above, and glossy surfaces.
Dioecious: Lower parts of new branches hang 5-10cm long male
inflorescences with dense vellus hairs on the axis. Female
inflorescences erect themselves at the sides of the upper part's new
branches with 3-5 female flowers. Nuts are 1.5-2cm long, oosphere-shaped,
and mature in the current year's autumn. Bloom time: April-May. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
