Pieris japonica
Heath, Japanese Pieris
Other regional names: Japanese Andromeda +1 more
- Japanese Andromeda
- Lily Of The Valley Bush
Also known as: Andromeda japonica subsp. pygmaea Maxim. +17 more
- Andromeda japonica subsp. pygmaea Maxim.
- Andromeda japonica Thunb.
- Andromeda japonica var. albomarginata C.K.Schneid.
- Andromeda japonica var. variegata Carrière
- Lyonia polita (W.W.Sm. & Jeffrey) Chun
- Lyonia popowii (Palib.) Chun
- Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D.Don
- Pieris japonica f. crispa Rehder
- Pieris japonica f. pygmaea (Maxim.) Yatabe
- Pieris japonica f. rubra F.B.Yan, G.Y.Li & Z.H.Chen
- Pieris japonica f. variegata (Carrière) Rehder
- Pieris japonica subsp. taiwanensis (Hayata) Hatus.
- Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis (Hayata) Kitam.
- Pieris japonica var. taiwanensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying
- Pieris japonica var. variegata (Carrière) Bean
- Pieris polita W.W.Sm. & Jeffrey
- Pieris popowii Palib.
- Pieris taiwanensis Hayata
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Pieris japonica (commonly known as Heath or Japanese Pieris) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Ericaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Massachusetts, Vermont
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms