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Purple Heart (Tradescantia Pallida)　ムラサキゴテン（紫御殿）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Purple heart (Tradescantia pallida) is native to Mexico, came to Japan in around 1955, and can now be found across the countr...

Apple Mint (Mentha Suaveolens)　アップルミント

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 A weevil was resting on, and a bee was gathering pollen from, flowers of apple mints in my neighborhood. They're growing ...

Fruits of Cornus Florida (Flowering Dogwood)　花水木（ハナミズキ）の実

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 These are fruits (drupes) of Cornus florida or dogwood flowers. The fruits don't resemble those of  Cornus kousa  but the...

Butterfly Bush (Buddleja Davidii)　フサフジウツギ（房藤空木）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) is native to western China, came to Japan in 1890, and can now be found across Japan, produ...

Sweet Viburnum (Viburnum Odoratissimum)　サンゴジュ（珊瑚樹）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum) is native to Asia and can be found across Japan. The tree produces clusters of white ...

Meadowhawk (Sympetrum)　赤とんぼ 「夕焼け小焼けの♬」

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 There are about 20 types of meadowhawk (Sympetrum) in Japan and they're all called "red dragonflies." And I bel...

Chinese Parasol Tree (Firmiana Simplex)　アオギリ（青桐）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 The Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex) is native to southern China and southeast Asia and can be found across Japan, pro...

Geometer Moth　シャクガ

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 The moth looks like a small purplish gray (Iridopsis humaria) but it can't. A small purplish gray exists in only North Am...

Pale Grass Blue (Pseudozizeeria Maha)　大和小灰蝶（ヤマトシジミ）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 A male pale grass blue (Pseudozizeeria maha) butterfly looks completely different when its wings are open (1st photo) and clo...

Pink Pavonia (Pavonia Hastata)　ヤノネボンテンカ（矢の根梵天花）

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Pink pavonia (Pavonia hastata) is native to South America and was introduced to Japan for ornamental purposes. It produces pi...

Hydrangea 'Magical Revolution'　マジカルレボリューション

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英語の後に日本語が続きます。 Hydrangea macrophylla 'Magical Revolution' is really magical from two perspectives. Firstly, its spectacular, color-s...