フィールド日記

第１オークヒルでクサボケが咲いています。日当たりのよい草地や雑木林、林縁などに生える落葉低木です。和名は、庭木などとして植えられることが多いボケに似ていて、丈が低いことに由来します。夏から秋にかけて３〜４ｃｍほどの梨のような果実をつけます。


"Kusa-Boke (クサボケ)" trees are in bloom on the First Oak Hill. They are deciduous shrubs that grow on sunny grasslands, wooded areas and forest edges. The name comes from the fact that Kusa-Boke trees are similar to a relative species "Boke (ボケ)", which is often planted in gardens, and that they are shorter than Boke. They bear pear-like 3 to 4 cm fruit from summer to spring.