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posted: September 30th, 2011 |
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This page begins - and ends - with September 10th and a trip to Mt. Mitake (929 meters = 3,048 feet) and Mt. Hinode (902 meters = 2,959 feet). We went out in search of whatever late summer or early autumn flowers we could find. By the way - this month you will find only flower photos here - if you are hoping for some exquisite mountain scenery then you stand to be disappointed. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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On September 10th we went out to Mt. Mitake (929 meters = 3,048 feet) in search of whatever late summer and/or early autumn flowers we could find. We were surprised to find a few remaining Rengeshouma (Anemonopsis macrophylla) flowers in bloom. This flower is a big attraction in August, we did not truly expect to find any here at all so late in the season. We were just lucky I guess.
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Here is a shot of a Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda, then an additional shot of a Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla - and in 3rd position a shot of a seedhead of Arisaema sp. - one of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit species.
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Here are 3 more shots of Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla.
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And here are 3 shots of Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda.
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In this row is one shot of Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda and 2 shots of Toad Lily (Tricyrtis sp.).
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Here is a final shot of a Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla and it is followed by 2 shots of one of the species of Aconitum sp. - Kazuya keyed this out as Aconitum japonicum var. montanum. He is probably correct.
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Here are 3 shots of one of the species of Aconitum sp. - probably Aconitum japonicum var. montanum.
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Here is a shot of an amazingly blue Commelina communis. In 2nd position is a shot of Codonopsis lanceolata and in 3rd position is a shot of Chelonopsis moschata.
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After we finished up at Mt. Mitake we hiked out to the summit of Mt. Hinode (902 meters = 2,959 feet). Actually, the 3 shots in Row 8 were taken as we hiked towards Mt. Hinode. In this row are 3 shots of a plant called Waremokou in Japanese. It is Sanguisorba officinalis. The 3rd shot includes a very cooperative dragonfly.
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Here are 2 more shots of Sanguisorba officinalis (Waremokou in Japanese). The first shot includes that cooperative dragonfly once again.
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Here are 2 shots of Tripterospermum japonicum which we found as we hiked down from the summit of Mt. Hinode towards Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring.
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Here are 2 shots of Impatiens textorii which we also found as we hiked down towards Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring.
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Here is a yellow Impatiens noli-tangere. These are the 2 final photos from this adventure. We then continued on to Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring, where we bathed and then soaked in the nice slippery Hot Waters for a couple of hours before taking the bus back to Musashi-Itsukaichi Station and on to our home.
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