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キブシが咲いています。日陰の林縁などに生える落葉低木です。春、葉よりも先に黄色い花が多数穂状に並んで咲きます。和名は、果実が五倍子（ふし）と呼ばれるヌルデの虫こぶの代わりに、黒い染料の原料としてもちいられたことに由来します。

"Kibushi (キブシ)" trees are now in bloom.  They are the deciduous shrubs or small trees that typically grow along forest edges, often in shady areas. In spring, before the leaves appear, numerous yellow flowers bloom in hanging clusters. TheJapanese name “Kibushi” comes from the fact that its fruit was once used as a substitute for galls from the Chinese sumac tree known as  "Fushi (五倍子)”, to produce black dye.