Kerria japonica
Species of shrub / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria[1] or Japanese rose,[2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens. A double-flowered cultivar, K. japonica 'Pleniflora', is commonly called bachelor's buttons.
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Kerria japonica | |
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Natural form | |
Cultivar 'Pleniflora' | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
Tribe: | Kerrieae |
Genus: | Kerria DC. |
Species: | K. japonica |
Binomial name | |
Kerria japonica | |
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