*The leaves turn red in autumn and the fruit is red.
*The leaves turn red in autumn and the fruit is red.
*What looks like white petals are bracts, and there is an inflorescence with a cluster of flowers in the center.
*What looks like white petals are bracts, and there is an inflorescence with a cluster of flowers in the center.
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*The Japanese name "America-yama-boshi" comes from the fact that it is native to the United States and resembles the native "Japanese yama-boshi". The flowers (bracts) are conspicuous, and it is a member of the family Cornaceae ("Mizuki"), so it is also "Hana-mizuki".
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*Native to North America, used in horticulture.
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*It is known as a gift from the United States of America in the Meiji era (1868-1912) in appreciation for the gift of cherry trees from Japan to the United States.
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*On the Higashi-Hiroshima Campus, the trees are planted around the Hiroshima University Museum, Headquarters, and the School of Education.