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 オカダイコンが咲いています。湿った林縁などに生えるキク科の多年草です。近年まで、近縁のヌマダイコンと同種とされていましたが、現在では別種として扱われています。名前にダイコンとつきますが、ダイコンはアブラナ科で、全く別の仲間です。



"Oka-Daikon (オカダイコン)" plants are in bloom. They are the perennial plants of the Asteraceae family that grow on the wet edges of forests. They were considered the same species as "Numa-Daikon (ヌマダイコン)" plants until recent years but they are categorized to be different species now. The name includes "Daikon (ダイコン)", which is root crops, but Daikon plants belong to the mustard family so they are far different.