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Mountain Wisteria🌿
Wisteria brachybotrys
ヤマフジ
A deciduous woody vine of the Fabaceae family resembling the common wisteria but with shorter inflorescences and left-twining stems. It grows wild in mountains from western Honshu westward.
Identification Points
- ✓つるは左巻き（フジは右巻き）
- ✓花序はフジより短い（10〜20cm）
- ✓葉は奇数羽状複葉で小葉数が少ない
Habitat
本州（中部以西）・四国・九州の山地
Season
4〜5月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionマメ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Core eudicots > Fabales > Fabaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene (approx. 70–60 million years ago)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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