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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) > Aceraceae (カエデ科) > Acer crataegifolium
Acer L. (カエデ)Urikaede (ウリカエデ, 瓜楓), hawthorn-leaf maple or uri mapleLifeform: deciduous short tree ≈ 6-8 m tall Distribution: endemic to Japan (south to Fukushima Prefecture) |
Habitat: forest edges, forest roadsides and sunny rigdes/slopes Bark: green or greenish-brown, with narrow vertical white or pale grey stripes, when young Synonyms, discarded:
- f. macrophyllum (H. Hara) Hayashi |
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[1-3] in a wildflower sanctuary managed by Minami-Aso Visitor Center, central Kyusyu, on December 17 2024.