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Tsukiji River Park Encounter with rare flowers velvet Mozuika

[Silver] July 7, 2015 18:00

 In early June, a large grass of more than 2m bloomed yellow flowers next to the public toilet at Tsukiji River Park, between Nikkan Sports and St. Luke's International University.

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If you look closer, it is a plant that you have never seen before.

I had a lot of cute yellow flowers of about 1 cm. Is the best time to see it until July 15?

If you love flowers, I think it's worth visiting.

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Since it resembled a tobacco leaf, even if you think it is a plant of the family Stapaceae and look up on the Internet, there is no applicable thing.

When I asked my FB friend for help, I received information from someone who is a volunteer guide for Yumenoshima Tropical Botanical Garden.

 

Mr. Ginzo,

I think it's "Velvedo Mozuika" of the Sesameaceae family.

Where did the seeds fly from? I'm surprised if you suddenly appear in the middle of the city.

 

Squirrel

Scientific name: Verbascum thapsus
 Flower season: Summer

 The leaves and stems are covered with grayish-white hair, so the appearance and touch look like a velvet.

In addition, the stamens have dense hair, so it is named "fur stamen flower". It stretches to the height of a person.

In addition, it is written in kanji like this.

Velvet Mozuika (Tengo violet stamen flower)