(First upload on September 8 2016. Last on January 8 2018) [ 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) > Haloragaceae (アリノトウグサ科) > Gunnera manicata
Gunneraceae established by Cronquist and APG 40-50 species |
G. chilensis Lam. (コウモリガサソウ) G. manicata Linden ex André (オニブキ) |
Onibuki (オニブキ, 鬼蕗), Brazilian giant-rhubarb or giant rhubarb Gun-nera (グンネラ) Lifeform: large, clump-forming perennial forb ≈ 3 m tall Distribution: southern Brazil - Columbia → cold-tolerant Habitat: damp conditions, including wetlands Leaf: > 1 m wide, largest in the world |
Stalk: developing spikes Symbiosis: blue-green algae (Nostoc punctiforme) Use: gardening, food (→ stalk) |
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[1-3] in front of the botanic garden of Hokkaido University, Sapporo, on July 13 2016. [4/5] at Yamhill Histric District, Portland, Oregon, on August 9 2017.