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ID Code A-857
Photographer Shigeo Hayashi
Provider Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Location Moto-machi, Hakushima areas
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 900
Description Boneset plant with variegated coloration
Location: Moto-machi
Distance from hypocenter: approx. 900m
This boneset plant grew in the ruins of the Imperial Headquarters at Hiroshima Castle. Radiation damage caused unusual white coloration. Setaria viridis and Cyperus microiria growing in the same area showed no such damage.

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