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Erythronium
japonicum(family: Liliaceae) Japanese name: Katakuri This plant grows at the shade of trees, throughout the country.Many old Japanese poems, which admire the beautty of this flower are left. In old days they made starch from the root of this plant, but nowadays starch maybe made from potato. But in Japan if we say Katakuri it normary means starch-flour. |
My observation records:
| 17/Apr/'99 | Mt. Oike Suzuka-range | not blooming near the peak,but blooming at mountainside |
| 03/Apr./'99 | Ena Gifu-pref. | Blooming as colony, but a little bit north to this place not bloom yet. (photo1) |
| 22/March/'99 | Nishikawa Toyohasi Aichi | a little bit earlier to see |
| 29/March/'98 | Nishikawa Toyohashi Aichi | filly bloom |
| 29/Apr/'96 | Mt. Fujiwara Suzuka-range | fully bloom near the peak |
| 07/Apr/'96 | Kourankei Aichi-pref | blooming fully at the shade of Iimori-hill (photo2) |