Japanese vs. European Dandelions 日本タンポポと西洋タンポポ

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Since I learned Japanese and European dandelions (Taraxacum) and their cross-breeds co-exist in Japan a week ago, I've been looking for the Japanese ones and found them just this morning. The 1st photo is Japanese and the 2nd photo European. They look almost the same but one thing. The Japanese one's bracts are closed while the European one's are open. 

I wanted to find Japanese dandelions because I saw none a week ago. They're a minority, which I believe is true. The ratio between Japanese and European dandelions where those in these photos grow is nearly 1:100.   

Japanese dandelion's bracts are closed　日本タンポポの総苞片は閉じている

Western dandelion's bracts are open　西洋タンポポの総苞片は開いている

Dandelion (Taraxacum) - A Symbol of Diversity? タンポポ - 多様性の象徴？

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Dandelions (Taraxacum) are here and there in Central Tokyo, heralding the arrival of spring (although it's sometimes still cold). 

When I was a kid, dandelions were everywhere also but they were shorter (as far as I remember), so I did some research, finding that the height of dandelions depends on timing. In early spring, they grow low, like covering the ground, to keep warm and become taller as the temperature goes up. 

Now, dandelions native to Japan, those native to Europe, and their crossbreeds co-exist. Japan is getting more diverse in terms of not only people but dandelions! 

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Dandelion and Hoverfly タンポポとアブ

Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。

I took a walk around the Japanese National Diet a couple of days ago, finding a dandelion and a hoverfly on it.

A dandelion and a hoverfly タンポポとアブ

Yellow Yellow Yellow! - Daisy, Buttercup, Dandelion, Mahonia, Daffodil, Hazel 黄色の花たち

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Japan has finally declared a state of emergency. As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases has already started growing exponentially, this is what every Japanese but those who still don't realize the gravity of the situation or who still believe that money is more important than people's lives, has been waiting for.

As a result, however, those living in seven prefectures, i.e., Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa, Osaka, Hyogo, and Fukuoka, may not go out for about a month unless essential, like for food or medicines, and I, as someone living in Tokyo, am one of them. So I dug into my photo archive to find something beautiful.

Euryops daisy デイジー

Bermuda buttercup オオキバナカタバミ

Dandelion タンポポ

Japanese mahonia 柊南天

Daffodil 黄水仙

Winter hazel ニオイトサミズキ

Yellow flowers usually tell us that spring is here, but not this year. There is sunshine and breeze all around us, but I cannot feel them. I needed something to cheer me up and enable me to forget about the virus for a second...

Prepare for the worst but hope for the best! This blog represents the latter part of this saying. I hope that these photos will also cheer you up!!

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するとありました、黄色い花が！ 黄色って春の花に多い色ですよね。元気をもらえます。まだまだ春を味わえる気持ちにはなれませんが（それどころか今年の春はそれどころではなく終わってしまいそうですが）、とにかく少しずつでも状況が改善することを切に切に願っています。

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