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posted: May 31st, 2015 |
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This page actually begins with April 29th and a Violets hunt by Kazuya on which I did not go. Then we jump to May 2nd and a trip to the Kawaguchi Lake Area and a climb of Mt. Kurotake on another violets expedition. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin April 29th |
On April 29th - a National Holiday - I had a terribly bad cold and stayed home to recuperate while Kazuya went out on a violets hunting expedition. The first shot in this row shows a beautiful Viola rossii flower and leaves. The 2nd shot shows the beautiful shades of spring green along the trail and the 3rd shot is of Mt. Fuji.
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The first shot in this row is another of Mt. Fuji. The 2nd and 3rd shots show a very rare hybrid violet - Viola phalacrocarpa x Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana. On Saturday, May 2nd, we received a report that this specimen had been dug up and stolen by some scum of the earth plant thief or thieves. This is the only one of this species of violets that we have ever found and it has provided us with many beautiful photos. We cannot even begin to imagine what kind of a detriment to humanity would steal such a thing, it's just amazing. I'm going to include the Japanese name of this violet here in hopes that the pig of a human being who stole it will Google the name and find this rant - it is アソキクバスミレ in Japanese. If you are the plant thief then we hope that you go to hell and that the devil himself will torture you by using an icepick to dig out each of your body hairs. You can never honorably show yourself on a mountain or in a circle of people who appreciate violets or nature. This plant has probably already died because it is obvious that it requires a very special and specific micro-habitat and surely you don't have that in your yard, so the only thing you accomplished in stealing it was to make yourself hated and abhorred by ALL true lovers of nature and flowers. YOU PIG! Your karma will get you someday, one way or another!
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Here are 3 more shots of this stolen violet - Viola phalacrocarpa x Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana. In the past we have never shown the name of the place where we have found this species, but now it no longer matters. This is the reason we are so afraid to show locations of rare violets. The 2nd image in this row shows the outlined area in the first photo. These are the final photos of this violet - you should take the time to study them and appreciate them - they may very well be the last photos of it you'll ever see on these pages. If you want more photos of it then please use the search box below to find and enjoy additional photos of it.
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In first position in this row is a shot of a Viola hirtipes and that is followed by 2 shots of Viola rossii.
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Here are 2 more shots of Viola rossii - such a beautiful pink color!
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Here are the final 2 shots from Kazuya's outing. These both MIGHT show the leaves of Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana x Viola eizanensis. If it is not that then it is a strange leaved Viola chaerophylloides f. sieboldiana.
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On May 2nd we got up early and went out to the Kawaguchi Lake Area and hiked up a non-trail to Mt. Kurotake. The 3 shots in this row show the nice soft greens of early spring. The 1st and 3rd shots show a stand of larch trees Larix kaempferi.
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In this row you can see photos of Gentiana zollingeri, Viola phalacrocarpa and Viola variegata var. nipponica.
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Click the above button for a Special Page dedicated to most of the Violets which we have identified with confidence. |
In this row are 3 shots of Viola variegata var. nipponica. This is the only place we know of where we can see this violet, so of course it is one of the primary reasons we came here. For that reason you should expect to see several photos of it.
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In this row is another shot of Viola variegata var. nipponica and then a shot of a single flower of Gentiana zollingeri. In 3rd position is a shot which includes both Viola phalacrocarpa (left) & Viola variegata var. nipponica (right).
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All 3 shots in this row include Viola phalacrocarpa, but the 3rd shot shows both Viola grypoceras (left) and Viola phalacrocarpa (right).
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Here is another shot of Viola phalacrocarpa in first position. In 2nd and 3rd position are shots of Viola variegata var. nipponica, the 3rd shot being a kind of an overview shot.
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Here are 3 shots of forest scenery with some beautiful greens. The very lightest green is the spring foliage of the Japanese Larch (Larix kaempferi).
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Here are 3 shots of Viola orientalis. Note the 3rd shot is an overview shot - the violet is the tiny plant with the yellow flower to the right of the bigger "weed".
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Here is a shot of Kazuya on this mountain and then a shot of me with Mt. Fuji in the background behind the trees. The 3rd shot is a Viola yazawana. We have finally made it up this incredibly steep cow's face of a mountain, without the help of a trail. We got kind of lost from the trail way down near the bottom in our quest for the elusive violets, so we just kept going up. There is a trail the full length of the ridge, so we were not worried about being truly lost, we knew in advance that the trail runs along the ridge top, so we just kept going up!
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Viola yazawana is a relatively rare violet for us to find, and another one of the reasons we came to this specific mountain, so you should expect to see several shots of it too. All 3 shots in this row are of Viola yazawana.
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Here are 3 more shots of Viola yazawana. We found more of this species than we have ever found before.
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Here are the 3 final shots of Viola yazawana.
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Here are 2 shots of a plant which we were wondering if we would find here. We found it here only one time before this. In 1st and 2nd position are photos of Gagea lutea. The 3rd shot was taken as we descended - on the trail this time - of a Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron dilatatum).
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Here is one more shot of Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron dilatatum) and then 2 shots of Trout Lily - Erythronium japonicum - such a beautiful flower!
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In 1st position in this row is a final shot of Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron dilatatum). The 2nd and 3rd shots, of Mt. Fuji, were taken at a different location down at the bottom of the mountain. We were trying to hike a trail to a waterfall. The trail follows along a creek where we always find another violet that we find primarily at this location. However, the trail was gone and they are building a road along the creek. Damn civilization anyway!
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After we finished up here we took a bus to Kofu, where we had reservations at an inexpensive business hotel. These final 2 shots show the view we had from the window in our room! Of course that's Mt. Fuji back there. Please continue on to page 2 to see where we went from here - on the following day.
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The hardcover version of "A Pocket-Size Version of Some Violets of Eastern Japan - 2nd Edition" is now available on Amazon and through your favorite bookstore. The list price is $33.95. The ISBN-10 is 099621612X and the ISBN-13 is 978-0-9962161-2-8 if you want to write those down and ask your local bookstore to order it for you. It is 124 pages and contains about 105 images. The images are the same as the paperback version, the only thing different is the hard cover. The list price for the paperback version is $24.79. Of course you can find it by going to the "Our Books" button at the bottom of this page and clicking the "General Information" link and going from there.
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