Pyrola

Japanese: Pyrola
Pyrola

…An evergreen perennial plant of the family Prunaceae that grows in low mountain forests (illustration). In early summer, several plum-like white flowers bloom downward at the end of an upright flower stalk. Several leaves grow in clusters at the end of thin underground stems. The leaves have thick stalks, are ovate-elliptical or broadly elliptical, 3-6 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, slightly fleshy, blunt at the tip, and have fine serrated edges. The flower stalk is 15-25 cm long and bears 3-10 flowers. The flowers are broad bell-shaped, have five separate petals, are 1.3 cm in diameter, and have 10 stamens. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pyrola" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…低山の林中に生えるイチヤクソウ科の常緑多年草(イラスト)。初夏,直立する花茎の先に,梅に似た下向きに咲く白い花を数個つける。地中をはう細い地下茎の先に数枚の葉が群生する。葉は太い柄があり,卵状楕円形または広楕円形,長さ3~6cm,幅2~4cm,やや肉質で先は鈍く,縁に細かな鋸歯がある。花茎は15~25cm,3~10個の花がつく。花は広鐘形で離生する5枚の花弁からなり,径1.3cm,10本のおしべがある。…

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