Kerria japonica
Japan Globeflower, Japanese Globeflower
Other regional names: Japanese Kerria +1 more
- Japanese Kerria
- Japanese Rose
Also known as: Corchorus japonicus (L.) Houtt. +18 more
- Corchorus japonicus (L.) Houtt.
- Corchorus japonicus (L.) Thunb.
- Corchorus japonicus (L.) Thunb. ex A.Murray
- Corchorus japonicus var. flore-pleno Loisel.
- Kerria japonica f. albescens (Makino) Ohwi
- Kerria japonica f. aureovariegata (Rehder) Rehder
- Kerria japonica f. aureovittata (Hartwig & Rümpler) Rehder
- Kerria japonica f. picta (Siebold) Rehder
- Kerria japonica f. plena C.K.Schneid.
- Kerria japonica f. pleniflora (Witte) Rehder
- Kerria japonica f. semiplena Hayashi
- Kerria japonica f. stellata (Makino) Ohwi
- Kerria japonica f. typica Nakai
- Kerria japonica f. vittatoramosa Zabel
- Kerria japonica subsp. argenteomarginatis Jacob-Makoy
- Kerria japonica subsp. aureovariegata Bean
- Kerria japonica subsp. variegata T.Moore
- Kerria japonica var. albescens Makino ex Koidz.
- Kerria japonica var. argenteovariegata Lem.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Kerria japonica (commonly known as Japan Globeflower or Japanese globeflower) is a shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea
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)
Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, East Himalaya, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Kentucky, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Uzbekistan, Virginia