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Japanese Andromeda🌸
Pieris japonica
アセビ
An evergreen shrub of the Ericaceae family that produces clusters of white urn-shaped flowers in early spring. The whole plant contains toxic compounds, and it was named because horses that eat it become unsteady on their feet.
Identification Points
- ✓花は白いつぼ形で総状花序
- ✓葉は革質で枝先に集まる
- ✓全草有毒
Habitat
本州（東北以南）・四国・九州の山地・庭木
Season
2〜4月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Petal count
Many
Petal fusion
Fused
Stipules
Absent
Leaf dissection
Undivided
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionツツジ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core Eudicots > Ericales > Ericaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous (ca. 80 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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