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What are the differences between Menamomi, Komenamomi, and Onamomi? We explain how to distinguish between similar species! The mucus-secreting bracts are for sticking to animals!?

Both *Menamomi* and *Komenamomi* belong to the genus *Menamomi* in the Asteraceae family. Their most distinctive features are their small, yellow ray florets and the presence of stalked glandular hairs on their involucral bracts. While not particularly common, both species grow in open areas, and *Menamomi* in particular was historically used by the Japanese as a fermented food. However...

2025.02.25

plant

What are the differences between Bidens pilosa, Bidens frondosa, Bidens pilosa, and Bidens serrata? An explanation of how to distinguish between similar species.

Bidens pilosa, Bidens frondosa, Bidens pilosa, and Bidens serrata are all annual plants belonging to the Bidens genus of the Asteraceae family. Their most distinctive feature in relation to humans is that their fruits are "burrs." They grow along roadsides and around bodies of water, clinging to animal fur and human clothing...

2023.11.06

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #003] What are the species of the Ginkgo family? Photo list

The Ginkgoaceae family consists of deciduous trees. The leaves are flattened and spread out, with veins repeatedly branching dichotomously from the base of the petiole, becoming parallel veins that reach the upper leaf margin. They are dioecious; male flowers bear numerous anthers on a slender stalk. Female flowers typically have two ovules facing upwards at the end of the pedicel. Fertilization occurs...

2022.07.14

Seed Plant Encyclopedia

Reporting on the first record of the black-spotted underwing moth in Japan and its first record in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture! (Article published in "Moth Trap")

This article contains a draft of the report "A Record of the Black-spotted Underwing Moth in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture," which was published in the following journal. Purchase information is available here. Citation: Kenichi Ikeda. 2019. A Record of the Black-spotted Underwing Moth in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. *Yūgatō* (Moth Trap) 237: 92. ISSN: 0387-...

2019.07.01

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