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Seasonal plants and animals
Please enjoy the nature at Meiji Jingu troughout the year. There are many seasonal plants and animals, so the ones below are only a small selection. Some of them are endangered, and all of them are part of this holy forest. Therefore, please do not take any plants (or parts of them) or animals home with you. Thank you very much.

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May
Ardisia japonica Rubus hirsutus
Wild strawberry
Ice on the water Oxalis corymbosa DC.
Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa
Gnaphalium affine Sisyrinchium rosulatum
Capsella bursa-pastoris Iris laevigata
Oenanthe Iris sanguinea
Camellia Potentilla indica (Duchesnea indica)
Mock strawberry
Indian strawberry
Camellia Chionanthus retusus
Camellia Swida controversa
Camellia Taraxacum
Dandelion
Camellia Viola verecunda
Camellia Ajuga
Carpet bugle
Camellia Choranthus serratus
Camellia Cornus kousa
Benthamidia kousa
Kousa Dogwood
Japanese Flowering Dogwood
Camellia Cremastra appendiculata
Camellia Monotropastrum humile
Camellia Iris laevigata
Camellia Iris sanguinea
Camellia Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-crowned Night Heron
Camellia Anas poecilorhyncha
Spotbill
Spot-billed Duck