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愛宕の森と緑を守る会
Atago Forest and Green Protection Association
Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 3 (Ki-ko)
ホトケノザ
Chestnut. Beech family Chestnut. It is dioecious and blooms from May to June. From September to October, a few fruits are borne in acorns with squid. It seems that there are two or three chestnut trees from the falling squid, but so far it has not been possible to identify which tree.
ホトケノザの花
花を吸うと蜜がおいしい。春の七草の「ほとけのざ」とは別種（キク科のタビラコ＝田平子、あるいはコオニタビラコ）。
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