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Chelonopsis moschata
Flowers in late summer early fall. Rubbing the stem releases a musk like fragrance, giving the plant its musky scientific name (moschata). In Japanese the plant is called "Jakōsō" literally "musk plant".
Spotted at the Shirakami Sanchi, world natural heritage site.
Spotted on Aug 1, 2009
Submitted on May 9, 2012
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