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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) > Hamamelidaceae (マンサク科) > Liquidambar formosana
Liquidambar L. (フウ)Fuu (フウ, 楓), formosa sweetgum, formosan gum or Chinese sweetgumMeaning of Japanese name: maple-leaved sweet gum - not related to maple Taiwanfuu (タイワンフウ, 台湾楓)Lifeform: fast-growing, deciduous tree Distribution: south-central China - Taiwan introduced to Japan in around 1720 (Kyoho Era) |
Habitat: moist soil and light to no shade Utilization: gardening, park tree, street tree, etc. |
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[1-3] on an arboretum in Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 18 2022 (bark, 樹皮).