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Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 360 — map & image data — nearby photos
among the moss at the Kongorinji Temple (金剛輪寺), Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Yesterday during my visit to Shiga Prefecture’s Kongorinji Temple (金剛輪寺), I came across some very delicate (very tiny) flowers among the moss, replete with tiny red berries that looked like apples.
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/400 sec, f/4, ISO 4000 — map & image data — nearby photos
berry of some kind not much larger than a pinhead
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 3200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Looks like the flower on the left lost its petals
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
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Such exquisite little things. Seem to resemble a fuchsia slightly, but I have no idea what they are. Peter, are you around??
What a treat ! At first I thought it must be some little Vaccineum (blueberry relative), but it is not. I think this is Ardisia japonica, yabukouji in Japanese. It is a low-growing sub-shrub native to most of the Japanese islands, also to China, Korea and Taiwan. I think it is quite a popular garden plant in Japan, where there are numerous cultivated varieties, some with variegated leaves. The hair moss gives a good idea of the scale. Just shows, it pays to keep one’s eyes on the ground, sometimes !
Thanks, as always, Peter, for your insights. I’ll keep an eye out, because I love moss, an the lens loves these tiny details. —Jeffrey
Yes, thanks, Peter. It is certainly a charming little plant. I wonder if it is possible to get it, and have it grow, here in the US. We have lots of this type of moss, and it might be comfortable here.
Hmm, Wikipedia claims that in Florida it already escaped from cultivation and established itself as invasive plant in the wild. 😉
Andreas beat me to it: I was about to say the same thing. I think it would not be hardy much further north in the eastern US (nor in Wales), which is a shame – like you, Grandma Friedl, we have the moss, it would be lovely to have this threading its way through it! It is listed as USDA Hardiness Zone 8, but I think that may be a bit optimistic.