Urashima Azalea - Urashima Azalea

Japanese: ウラシマツツジ - うらしまつつじ

A deciduous small shrub of the Ericaceae family that grows in alpine wastelands (illustration). The leaves are relatively large, with a conspicuous mesh pattern on the underside, hence the name "Urastriped Azalea." The stems crawl above ground, with the leaves growing in clusters at the ends. The leaves are obovate with rounded tips, 2-5 cm long and 8-16 mm wide, with numerous fine sawtooth edges, thick texture, and thin veins that are concave on the upper surface and prominent on the underside. In autumn, the leaves turn a beautiful red. In early summer, short racemes grow from the ends of the previous year's branches, and several flowers bloom. The corolla is urn-shaped with five lobes at the tip, yellowish-white.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

高山の荒地に生えるツツジ科の落葉性の小低木（イラスト）。葉は比較的大きく，裏面の網目模様が目立つので，裏縞ツツジの名がついた。茎は地上をはい，先に葉が群生する。葉は倒卵形で先は円く，長さ2～5cm，幅8～16mm，縁に細かな多数の鋸歯があり，質厚く，細脈は葉の表でへこみ，裏面で突出して目立ち，秋には美しく紅葉する。初夏，前年の枝先に短い総状花序を伸ばし，数個の花をつける。花冠はつぼ形で先は5裂し黄白色。

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