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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) > Aquifoliaceae (モチノキ科) > Ilex leucoclada
Ilex L. (モチノキ)Himemochi (ヒメモチ, 姫黐)Life form: dioecious, evergreen shrub ≈ 1 m in height, dwarf-form adapted to snow Distribution: endemic to Japan (south to southwestern Hokkaido), mostly in Japan Sea side Habitat: deciduous, broad-leaved forests Seed dispersal: animal by red fruits |
Synonyms:
Ilex integra Thunb. var. leucoclada Maxim. f. angustifolia (Miyabe et Tatew.) H. Hara (ホソバヒメモチ), discardedIlex × makinoi H. Hara (オオツルツゲ)
Putative hybrid between I. leucoclada and I. rugosa |
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[1-3] along a trail on Mount Kuromatsunai, southern Hokkaido, on June 12 2024.