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Chloranthus japonicus(family: Chloranthaceae)

Japanese name: Hitori-shizuka

This plant grows at sunny field or under trees in mountainside. There is one inflorescence at the top, and its leaf has luster. Japanese name Hitori means one person, see also Futari-shizuka.

My observation records:

02/May/'99 Jizou-Pass Kaida-highland blooming at roadside