Family | Ericaceae |
Scientific name | Vaccinium hirtum Thunberg var. pubescens (Koidzumi) Yamazaki |
Synonyms | Vaccinium usunoki Nakai |
Common name | (Japanese common name) usu-no-ki [mortar flower tree] |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants 1m. Leaves 2-4cm length. Flowers white corollas ca. 6mm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Shrub. |
May 2006 at mountane roadside in Niigata Prefecture |
May 2006 at mountane roadside in Niigata Prefecture |
May 2006 at mountane roadside in Niigata Prefecture |