Sweet gale
Myrica gale L. var. tomentosa C. DC. [Myricaceae]
Yatchiyanagi (ヤチヤナギ, 谷地柳): that means 'wetland willow' but is not willow
Lifeform: deciduous shrub
Distribution (M. gale): Europe - temperate Asia, including northern Japan - northern America
Habitat: typically in acidic peat bog
Nitrogen-fixing plant by actinobacteria
Synonyms
Gale palustris (Lamarck) A. Chevalier var. tomentosa (C. de Candolle) A. Chevalier
Myricaceae Blume
Shurbs and small trees in four genera
One genus Myrica is distributed in Japan
Myrica L. (ヤマモモ)
Two sp. in Jpn, and one sp. in Hokkaido
M. gale L. var. tomentosa C. DC.
M. rubra Sieb. et Zucc. (Yamamomo)
- f. alba (Makino) Okuyama (Shiroyamamomo)
Myrica gale in Hokkaido
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[1-3] in a post-mined peatland, Sarobetsu mire, northern Japan, on July 5 2006.[4] in the same site before leaf flushing on May 7 2003.
Where I found: Sarobetsu, and Kiritappu
References
- Skene KR, Sprent JI, Raven JA & Herdman L. 2000. Myrica gale L. Journal of Ecology 88: 1079-1094
- General education "Field trip: Nature on lakes, volcanoes, sea and forests"
- wetland (湿原)
- New Engler's syllabus (新エングラー体系)