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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Ericaceae (ツツジ科) > Rhododendron macrosepalum
Rhododendron L. (ツツジ) in JapanR. macrosepalum Maxim.Mochitsutsuji (モチツツジ, 黐躑躅), big-sepal azaleaLifeform: semi-deciduous shrub < 2 m tall Distribution: endemic to Japan (central and western Honshu, and Shikoku) Habitat: secondary forests, in particular, in Pinus densiflora forests Mycorrhiza: ericoid Use: gardening |
Synonyms:
Rhododendron linearifolium Sieb. et Zucc. f. albiflorum (Honda) H. Hara (シロバナモチツツジ)f. subrotatum Sugim. (ヒラザキモチツツジ) Cultivars: cochozoroi (コチョウゾロイ), hanaguruma (ハナグルマ), linearifolium (セイガイツツジ), sideguruma (シデグルマ), yukiguruma (ユキグルマ) |
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[1-3] near Takiyama Castle along Seyama Trail in Kobe City, western Japan, on March 16 2019.