(First upload on March 24 2015. Last on May 14 2019) [ 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) > Elaeagnaceae (グミ科) > Elaeagnus pungens
Elaeagnus L. (グミ)Nawashirogumi (ナワシログミ, 苗代茱萸), thorny oliveLife form: evergreen shrub Distribution: China - Korea - Japan (south to Chubu District) Habitat: sunny sites, such as forest edges and secondary forests Stem: developing spines Leaf: silver-brwon on the back Flower/Fruit: yellow → red |
Seed dispersal: animal (endozoochore) = edible fruit Use: gardening, park tree, coastal erosion control, etc. Synonyms (discarded class):
Elaeagnus pungens Thunb. f. megaphylla (Araki) Sugim. f. rotundifolia (Servett.) H. Hara (センベイグミ) f. variegata (Hort. ex Rehder) Rehder (フクリンナワシログミ) |
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[1/2] on Shiroyama nature road in Kagoshima City, southern Kyushu, on March 20 2015. [3/4] at South Ikebukuro Park, Tokyo, on March 15 2017. [5] on Seyama trail in Kobe, western Japan, on March 16 2019.