(First upload on February 12 2014. Last on April 11 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]
Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Fagaceae (ブナ科) > Quercus aliena
Quercus L. (コナラ)Naragashiwa (ナラガシワ, 楢柏), Oriental white oakLifeform: deciduous tall tree ≤ 25 m in height Distribution: eastern Asia, including Japan (south to Tohoku District) Habitat: mountainous forests Leaf: leathery and toothed Seed = acorn developing a tile-like pattern |
Pollination: wind Seed dispersal: gravity or cache Use: firewood (wood) and dye (bark) Synonyms:
Quercus aliena Blume var. acutiserrata Maxim. ex Wenzig (ツクシオオナラ), discarded |
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[1-3] at the Aso wildflower garden in the Minamiaso Visitor Center within the Aso-Kuju National Park, southern Japan, on December 17 2024.