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(First upload on March 31 2017. Last on June 14 2023) [ 日本語 | English ]

Chaenomeles Lindl. (ボケ) Kusaboke (クサボケ, 草木瓜), Japanese quince or dwarf quince Lifeform: deciduous shrub < 1 m tall Distribution: endemic to Japan (between southern Kanto District and Kyushu) Habitat: sunny hillsides Branch: stoloniferous shoots with spines Flower: red Chromosome number: 2n = 34 Use: gardening, bonsai, medicine (fruit), etc.

Synonyms: Cydonia japonica (Thunb.) Pers. f. alba (Nakai) Ohwi (シロバナクサボケ), white flower f. plena Hiyama et Y. Kobay. (ヤエクサボケ), double-flowered

⇔ C. speciosa

Chaenomeles japonica in Japan

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[1/2] at a hedge in N23/E3, East Ward, Sapporo, on April 15 2023. [3/4] in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden (小石川植物園), the University of Tokyo, on March 16 2017. [5/6] at an arboretum garden in Tomakomai Experimental Forest, HU, on September 12 2019. Records: stems developing many buds beside a hosue in N30/E3, East Ward, Sapporo, on April 25 2021.