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裏道でムラサキシキブが紫色の実をつけています。近縁種のコムラサキよりも大型で２～３mになり、実はややまばらにつきます。庭木としては小型で実付きのよいコムラサキのほうがよく見られますが、野生のものはほとんどムラサキシキブかヤブムラサキです。


I found the fruit of "Murasaki-Shikibu (ムラサキシキブ)" on the back road. Compared to a close relative species "Ko-Murasaki (コムラサキ)", they are larger growing up to 3 m in height and bear a little less fruit. "Ko-Murasaki" trees are more often seen in gardens because they are small and bear more fruit. However, in wild, almost all trees that belong to these similar species are "Murasaki-Shikibu" or "Yabu-Murasaki (ヤブムラサキ)".