Bushkiller
Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. [Vitaceae]
Yabugarashi (ヤブガラシ, 藪枯らし)
Lifeform: perennial vine
Distribution: widespread in Asia
Habitat: forest gap - shrub - grassland
Cayratia (Baker) Suess. in Japan
Two species
C. japonica (Thunb.) Gagnep. (ヤブカラシ)
C. yoshimurai (Makino) Honda (アカミノヤブカラシ) [not in Hokkaido]
Cayratia japonica in Hokkaido
[Left] a bush made by C. japonica. [Right] close-up of leaf.
[Left] An inflorescence. [Right] A bee feed on honey. All photos were taken at the edge of Keiteki-no-mori forest in Hokkaido University campus on August 31 2009.