15 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Nikko City; ; Nikko (Okunikko) Forest, Nikko National Park - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.7989, 139.4818
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Elevation: 1600m.
Environment description: Cliff edge above forestry road. Soil consists of rock, scree.
Associated species: Abies homolepis:Acer japonicum:Acer rufinerve:Acer shirasawanum:Betula ermanii:Cercidiphyllum japonicum:Cercidiphyllum magnificum:Fagus crenata:Larix kaempferi:Rhododendron wadanum:Sorbus japonica var. calocarpa:Tsuga diversifolia
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Soil Texture:
Comment: Multi-stemmed shrubs growing out of cracks in the cliff, arcing over the road. Height to 3 m. Bark corky, light tan with age. Leaves ovate, to 10 cm long, narrowly acuminate apex; abaxial and adaxial surfaces with fuzzy hairs; petioles to 1 cm. Fruits are elongate capsules, green, to 2 cm, with slight curve.
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