Wild plants in and around Shimane 島根とその周辺の野生植物

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Vaccinium ciliatum / Aragenatsuhaze アラゲナツハゼ

Bloom time: May-June

   
Family:
 
Ericaceae / Tsutsujika  

Species in the genus Vaccinium:


Vaccinium ciliatum / Aragenatsuhaze
Vaccinium japonicum / Akushiba
Vaccinium oldhamii / Natsuhaze
Vaccunium smallii  var. versicolor / Kansaisunoki
Vaccunium smallii / Oobasunoki
 
   

Vaccinium ciliatum / Aragenatsuhaze アラゲナツハゼ

 
Vaccinium ciliatum, is a deciduous shrub found on forest edges in mountainous regions, growing up to 2m in height, with coarse hairs throughout - incredibly dense are young branches. Leave are simple, alternate phyllotaxis, each 4-9cm in length, 2.5-6 in width, in the shape of a broad-oblong, densely haired, and margins entire. Petioles measure 1-2mm in size. Young branch tops give birth to 4-7cm long racemes with many white flowers, which bloom facing downwards. The flowers are bell-shaped, cleft in five, with ten stamens inside. Bloom time: May-June.
                     
                   
                     

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