Chrysanthemum fly vine - Chrysanthemum fly vine

…A large deciduous climbing plant of the Vitaceae family that grows in mountainous areas (illustration). The vines are tendrils that grow long, twining around other trees. The leaves are alternate, pentagonal-cordate shaped, large, and can reach 30 cm in length. They are usually shallowly divided into three lobes, and the undersides are densely covered with reddish-brown spider hairs. The flowers are small, yellow-green, and grow in racemes that open around June. When the flowers bloom, the petals fall off. The fruits are spherical, about 8 mm in diameter, ripen to a blackish purple color in the fall, and are edible, although sour. Wild animals such as bears and monkeys enjoy eating them. …

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…山地に生えるブドウ科の大型落葉つる植物（イラスト）。つるは巻きひげで，他の木にからまって長く伸びる。葉は互生し，五角状の円心形で大きく，長さ30cmに達することもあり，普通は浅く3裂し，裏面には密に赤褐色のくも毛がある。花は小型，黄緑色で，総状花序について6月ころに開き，開花するとき，花弁は脱落する。果実は球形で径約8mm，秋に熟して黒紫色となり，酸味があるが食べられる。クマやサルなどの野生動物は，好んでこれを食べる。…

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