Chaenomeles japonica
Flowering Quince, Japanese Flowering Quince
Other regional names: Japanese Quince +1 more
- Japanese Quince
- Maule's Quince
Also known as: Aronia japonica (Thunb.) K.Koch +18 more
- Aronia japonica (Thunb.) K.Koch
- Chaenomeles alpina (Maxim.) Koehne
- Chaenomeles cardinalis var. alba Nakai
- Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
- Chaenomeles japonica f. alba (Nakai) Ohwi
- Chaenomeles japonica f. tortuosa (Nakai) Okuyama
- Chaenomeles japonica f. tricolor (Parsons & Sons) Rehder
- Chaenomeles japonica var. alpina Maxim.
- Chaenomeles japonica var. bugeautii Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. fastigiata Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. gigantea Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. macrocarpa Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. maillardii Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. mallardii Carrière
- Chaenomeles japonica var. maulei (Mast.) Lavallée
- Chaenomeles japonica var. pygmaea Maxim.
- Chaenomeles japonica var. tricolor Rehder
- Chaenomeles japonica var. umbilicata Lavallée
- Chaenomeles maulei (Mast.) Lavallee
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rosaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Chaenomeles japonica (commonly known as Flowering-quince or Japanese Flowering Quince) is a shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
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)
Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Italy, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Northwest European Russia, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vermont, West Virginia