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Municipal flowers and trees of Shiga

FlowerTree
ShigaRhododendron (genus, "Shakunage")Acer (genus)
Otsu 大津市Viola eizanensis var. eizanensisCerasus jamasakura var. jamasakura (hill cherry)
Hikone 彦根市Iris ensata var. ensata (Japanese water iris, "Hanashobu")Citrus tachibana (tachibana orange)
Nagahama 長浜市Armeniaca mume (Japanese apricot)Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Omihachiman 近江八幡市Dracocephalum argunense ("Musharindo"), Cosmos bipinnatus (garden cosmos)Cerasus (genus)
Kusatsu 草津市Commelina communis var. hortensis ("Oboshibana")Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus (fragrant orange-colored olive, "Kinmokusei")
Moriyama 守山市Nelumbo nucifera (sacred lotus, "Hasu")Cinnamomum camphora (camphor, "Kusunoki")
Ritto 栗東市Calendula officinalis (pot marigold, "Tokinsenka")Juniperus chinensis ‘Kaizuka’ ("Kaizukaibuki")
Koka 甲賀市Lilium japonicum ("Sasayuri")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")
Yasu 野洲市Iris sanguinea var. sanguinea ("Ayame")Cerasus (genus)
Konan 湖南市Rhododendron Satsuki GroupPinus densiflora (Japanese red pine, "Akamatsu")
Takashima 高島市Iris laevigata (Japanese water iris, "Kakitsubata")Cerasus (genus)
Higashiomi 東近江市Lithospermum erythrorhizon ("Murasaki")Acer palmatum (palmate maple, "Irohamomiji")
Maibara 米原市Not designatedNot designated
Hino-cho 日野町Rhododendron japonoheptamerum var. hondoense ("Honshakunage")Chamaecyparis obtusa var. obtusa (hinoki cypress)
Ryuo-cho 竜王町Rhododendron reticulatum ("Kobanomitsubatsutsuji"), Rhododendron reticulatum ("Kobanomitsubatsutsuji")Pinaceae (family)
Aisho-cho 愛荘町Cerasus (genus)Acer (genus)
Toyosato-cho 豊郷町Rhododendron (genus)Quercus phillyreoides ("Ubamegashi")
Kora-cho 甲良町Wisteria floribunda (Japanese wisteria, "Fuji")Zelkova serrata (Japanese zelkova)
Taga-cho 多賀町Lilium japonicum ("Sasayuri")Cryptomeria japonica var. japonica (Japanese cedar, "Sugi")

Names are as designated by each municipality and were checked on their official websites. Names in Japanese have no matching page in our encyclopedia.

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