Japanese flowering dogwood
Cornus kousa Buerger ex Hance [Cornaceae]
Yamaboushi (ヤマボウシ, 山法師/山帽子)
Lifeform: deciduous tree < 10 m high
Distribution: China - Korea - Japan (Honshu), transplanted in Hokkaido
Habitat: forests in mountanious regions
Seed dispersal: animal
Synonyms
Benthamidia japonica (Siebold et Zucc.) H. Hara
Cornus kousa in Hokkaido
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[1] a tree. [2] a shoot with many flowers. [3] a flower. [1-3] a transplanted tree at a park (Wakaba Park), N16/W4, North Ward, Sapporo, on June 13 2011. [4] an immature fruit at N25/W3, North Ward, on July 15 2011. [4/2nd] a mature fruit at Wakaba Park on September 13 2011.