Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte [Phytolaccaceae]
Yamagobou (ヤマゴボウ, 山牛蒡)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Origin: native to China (exotic to Japan)
Habitat: woodlands, forest edges, etc.
Seed dispersal: animal (mainly berry-feeding bird)
Poisonous weed
Synonyms
Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. (standard)
Phytolacca esculenta in Hokkaido
[Left] close-up. At N30/E4, West Ward, Sapporo, on October 10 2009. [Right] [Rgiht] close-up of ripened fruits. A few of them have been pecked up. At N30/E4, West Ward, Sapporo, on August 30 2009. The same individual on November 28 2009.
[Left] a leaf foliage. [Rgiht] close-up of flowers. [L/R] at N15/W3, North Ward, Sapporo, on June 21 2010.
References
- Phytolacca americana
- Field training on integrated environmental research 統合環境調査法実習 [fauna and flora 出現種リスト]
- HUSTEP: Plants and Plant communities in Japan
flora list - Nature in the eco-campus of HU - introduction to botany (北大エコキャンパスの自然 - 植物学入門)