Ezo-nyu - Ezo-nyu

Japanese: エゾニュウ - えぞにゅう

A perennial plant of the Umbelliferae family (APG classification: Umbelliferae). The stems are magnificent, reaching a height of 3 meters. The leaves are 2-3 times tripinnate and compound. The upper leaves degenerate into reddish-brown sheaths. The flowers bloom in August in large compound umbels, many of which are white. The fruits are broadly elliptical with broad wings. They grow in mountain grasslands and are distributed in Honshu north of the Chubu region, Hokkaido, Karafuto (Sakhalin), the Kuril Islands, and other areas.

[Yuichi Kadota November 17, 2021]

Ezo Nyu
It grows in the mountain grasslands of Honshu north of the Chubu region and Hokkaido, and produces many flowers in large compound umbels around August. The upper leaves degenerate into reddish-brown sheaths. ©Shogakukan Photo by Fujio Aoyama ">

Ezo Nyu

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Japanese:

セリ科（APG分類：セリ科）の多年草。茎は高さ3メートルにも達し、壮大。葉は2～3回3出羽状複葉。上部の葉は退化して赤褐色の鞘(さや)となる。花は8月、大形の複散形花序に多数つき、白色。果実は広楕円(こうだえん)形、広い翼がある。山地の草原に生え、中部地方以北の本州、北海道、樺太(からふと)（サハリン）、千島などに分布する。

［門田裕一　2021年11月17日］

エゾニュウ

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