Kanautsugi - Kanautsugi

Japanese: カナウツギ - かなうつぎ

A deciduous shrub of the Rosaceae family (APG classification: Rosaceae). It grows to a height of 1-2 meters. It branches well, with thin branches that are curved and drooping. In rare cases, it may sprout from the point where it touches the ground. The leaves are alternate and simple, broadly ovate with 3-5 shallow or moderate lobes, with a caudal tip and coarse serrated edges. In May and June, the new branches bear white, five-petaled flowers about 5 mm in diameter in a cone shape. There are generally 20 stamens. The fruit is a capsule and is hairy. It grows mainly in the mountains on the Pacific coast of Chubu, Honshu.

[Naohiro Naruhashi December 13, 2019]

Cannabis sativa
The leaves are divided into 3 to 5 shallow or medium lobes, with a caudal tip. In May and June, small white flowers are produced in panicles at the tips of new branches. ©Seishohmaru ">

Cannabis sativa

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Japanese:

バラ科（APG分類：バラ科）の落葉低木。高さ1～2メートル。よく分枝し、枝は細く、湾曲し垂れ下がるものもある。まれに接地点から発芽することもある。葉は互生し単葉、広卵形で3～5浅裂ないし中裂し、先端は尾状で縁(へり)に粗い鋸歯(きょし)がある。5～6月、新枝の先に径約5ミリメートルの白色の5弁花を円錐(えんすい)状につける。雄しべは一般に20本。果実は袋果(たいか)で毛がある。本州中部地方のおもに太平洋側の山地に生える。

［鳴橋直弘　2019年12月13日］

カナウツギ

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