| Stachyurus praecox is a
deciduous shrub, small tree, or tree with red-brown or dark brown
barks, found in moist, shady thickets, forest edges, or roadsides in
mountainous districts, growing to 2-4m in height. Leaves are
alternate; blades are 6-12cm in length, 3-6cm in width, long-oblong
to ovate, and 1-3cm long petioles occasionally tinge red. Flowers
bloom before the leaves develop, in racemes hanging down. Male
inflorescences are long, with flowers pale yellow, and female ones
are short, also pale yellow. Flowers are bell-shaped, 6-9mm long,
with 4- sepals and petals. Bloom time: March-April. |
Wild plants in and around Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
