(First upload on March 10 2016. Last on March 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) > Oleaceae (モクセイ科) > Ligustrum lucidum
Ligustrum L. (イボタ)Tounezumimochi (トウネズミモチ, 唐鼠黐), glossy privetLifeform: evergreen, short tree Distribution: southern China (introduced to Japan in Meiji Era) Habitat: escaped in temperate regions (south to Miyagi Prefecture) → potentially invasive species |
Leaf vein: clearly seen ↔ L. japonicum = unclear Seed dispersal: animal Fruit: globular ↔ L. japonicum ≈ ellipse or oblong Use: street tree, because of high tolerance of air pollution |
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[1-4] in Oi Pier Seaside Park, Tokyo. [1-3] on June 3 2016. [4] on December 26 2015. [5/6] along the inner moat of Edo Castle, Tokyo, on October 19 2018.