Pieris japonica
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P. japonica
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| Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
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Andromeda japonica Thunb. L.[1] |
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Pieris japonica, the Japanese andromeda or Japanese pieris, is a plant in the heather family, Ericaceae. It is native to eastern China, Taiwan, and Japan where it grows in mountain thickets.[2]
It is also widely cultivated in gardens, and parent to the cultivated hybrid Pieris 'Forest Flame'.
Description
Pieris japonica is a shrub or a small tree (1–4 metres or 3.3–13.1 feet tall, occasionally up to 10 metres) with alternate, simple leaves on brittle stems. The flowers are white and borne in early spring. The plant is poisonous if consumed by people or animals.[3] The name "andromeda" originated from an earlier genus name for the plant. The flower blooms and lasts usually for two or three weeks.[4]
References
External links
- Pieris japonica Images at bioimages.Flavon's Wild herb and Alpine plants
- Pieris.eu - Information about Pieris japonica
- - information about the poisonous connection to this plant
- Wikimedia Commons Pieris japonica image gallery.
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