Komebatazakura - Komebatazakura

Japanese: コメバツガザクラ - こめばつがざくら

A small shrub of the Ericaceae family that grows on gravelly soil in high mountains. Its Japanese name comes from the fact that its leaves are as small as rice grains and the whole plant resembles Tsugazakura. The stem branches and lies prostrate on the ground, 5-15cm tall, with three small leaves arranged in whorls. The leaves are leathery and elliptical, 5-10mm long and 3-5mm wide. In summer, the plant produces flowers in whorls of three at the ends of the branches. The corolla is white, urn-shaped, with five lobes at the end, and 4-5mm long. There are ten stamens, and the anthers have two thorn-like projections on the back that scatter pollen when touched by insects.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高山の砂礫地（されきち）に生えるツツジ科の小低木。和名は葉が米のように小さく，全体がツガザクラを思わせるのでいう。茎は枝分れして地に伏し，高さ5～15cm，3枚の小さな葉が輪生する。葉は革質で楕円形，長さ5～10mm，幅3～5mm。夏，枝先に3個ずつ輪生する花をつける。花冠は白色，つぼ形で先は5裂し，長さ4～5mm。おしべは10本で，葯の背面に2本のとげ状突起があり，虫が触れると花粉を散らすようになっている。

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