The Oku-musashi Area (April 25th)

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

    I went to the Oku-musahsi Area to see some violets in the morning.
There were lots of Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) and Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire) flowers blooming on the ridge.
   I found quite a few of the hybrid between these two violets.
   It is so interesting to see the diversity of the shapes and colors of the hybrid even if the combination of the parents are the same.

去年に引き続き、今年も見てきました。
マキノもフモトもたくさん咲いていて、その交雑種もかなりたくさん咲いていました。
両親は同じなのに、こんなにも変化があって、面白いですね。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Today's first hybrid!

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi  (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Viola violacea var. makinoi doesn't have any tiny hair in the center of the flower, 

but this kind of violet has tiny hair in the center of the flower

like Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The leaves look like the ones of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one looked closer to Viola violacea var. makinoi.

The leaves were long 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one also has hair in the center of the flowers.

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

The hybrid shown above was surrounded with this kind of violets.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

They were forming a patch.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The backside of leaves are purple like the ones of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Here is the close-up.

Can you see the hair?

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

There were quite a few of them at this spot.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

Here is the spur.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola rossii (Akebono Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

The web-like pattern looks the same as the one on the petals of Viola sieboldi.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

This one has much longer leaves

and the shape of the flower is closer to the ones of Viola violacea var. makinoi.

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Rhododendron kaempferi (Yama Tsutsuji).

 

Arisaema urashima (Urashima-sou).

The Oku-musashi Area, Saitama (April 26th)

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

     I went to look for some hybrids of the violets in the Oku-musashi area for the first time.
It was amazing!  I found quite a few of them on the trail. I found about 10 plants of Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire) and 2 plants of Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

初めての場所に出かけてきました。
とにかくマキノとフモト（斑入りも）がたくさん混生していて、探していたハイブリッドも見つけられました。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

近寄って観察すると花弁の基部に毛が生えてます。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The backside of the leaves is purple like the ones of Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)

surrounded by lots of Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

There were lots and lots of this kind of violet on this trail.

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

This one was pretty pale.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).  

There is tiny hair in the center of the flower like the ones of Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

The leaves are not as long as the ones of Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

ピークハントが目的ではないので、今日はじっくり見て歩くことに！

 

It was pretty warm and nice day.

The soft greens were beautiful!

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

The hybrid between Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire) 

and Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

It was my first time to see this kind of violet! 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

フイリフモトが沢山咲いてたので、期待してたら、

見つかりました。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

 

The spurs of Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

They are shorter than the ones of Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

This kind of violet has no hair in the center of the flower.

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

This plant had bigger flowers than its parents.

この株は大柄で目立ってました。

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

This one looked weird because there were no hair in the center of the flowers.

 

Viola sieboldi f. variegata (Fuiri Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)?

段々、興奮で訳が分からなくなり、これも交雑種に見えてきました。

でもやっぱりマキノっぽいなぁ…

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)?

I am not sure yet about this plant...

because there is no hair in the center of the flowers like the ones we usually find.

というのも、他の怪しい子と違って、花の基部に毛がないんです。

『日本のスミレ』を見ると、毛がないバージョンもあるらしいし…

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)?

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)?

The backside of the leaves are pretty purple.

ちなみに、葉っぱの裏はこんな感じで、紫がかなり強く出てます。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire)?

Or, this one is just Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire)?

立ち姿も何となくフモトっぽいんだよなぁ…

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

上の方では、こんなちっこいのもいました。

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

 

Viola sieboldi (Fumoto Sumire).

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi (Mitsumori Sumire).

I found two plants of this kind today.

斑入りバージョンは2株見つけました。

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

マキノ…

 

Viola violacea var. makinoi (Makino Sumire).

マキノ…

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).

マキノ…じゃない…

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire). 

 

Viola x pseudo-makinoi f. concolor (Midori Mitsumori Sumire).