Fagaceae in Yamaguchi prefecture (16) fagaceae in the compound of shrine in Syutou-cho and Kuga-cho

The specie of Fagacea in the compound of 20 shrines in Syuto-cho and 9 shrines in Kuga-cho was investigated. Ten species belonging to four genera, 6 broad-leaf evergreen species and 4 broad-leaf deciduous species, were identified: Q.glauca (in 25 shrines), Q.salicina (in 3 shrines), Q.myrsinaefolia (in 2 shrines), Q.sessilifolia (in 6 shrines), Lithocarpus glabra (in 4 shrines), Castanopsis cuspidate (in 10 shrines), Q.variabilis (in 3 shrines), Q.acutissima (in 1 shrines), Castanea crenata (in 14 shrines), and Q.serrata (in 11 shrines). The average number of species per a compound in Syuto-cho, and Kuga-cho was 3.1 and 2.0, respectively. In this area, Q.glauca, Castanea crenata, and Q.serrata are dominant and common species