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Ranunculaceae Family

 

 

Adonis amurensis

Pheasant’s eye

Fukujusō

フクジュソウ

ふくじゅそう

福寿草,元日草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of new year’s eve, prosperity, longevity

●   chosen 5 times

 

Anemone coronaria

Poppy anemone

Anemone

アネモネ

あねもね

牡丹一華

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Anemone hupehensis

Japanese thimbleweed

Shūmeigiku

シュウメイギク

しゅうめいぎく

秋明菊

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen twice

 

Aquilegia flabellata

Fan columbine

Odamaki

オダマキ

おだまき

苧環,苧手巻草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Clematis sp.

Clematis

Kazaguruma

カザグルマ

かざぐるま

風車

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Ranunculus asiaticus

Asian buttercup

Ranankyurasu or Hanakinpōge

ラナンキュラス, ハナキンポウゲ

らなんきゅらす, はなきんぽうげ

花金鳳花

●   Japanese native

●   chosen once

 

Shibateranthis pinnatifida

Winterstern

Setsubunsō

セツブンソウ

せつぶんそう

節分草, 菟葵

●   Japanese native

●   chosen twice

 

Rhizophoraceae Family

 

 

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Burmese mangrove

Ohirugi

オヒルギ

おひるぎ

雄蛭木

●   Japanese native

●   chosen once

 

Rosaceae Family

 

 

Chaenomeles speciosa

Chinese quince

Boke

ボケ

ぼけ

木瓜,樝子花

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen twice

 

Crataegus cuneata

Chinese hawthorn

Sanzashi

サンザシ

さんざし

山査子

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, medicine

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen once

 

Duchesnea indica

Mock strawberry

Yabuhebiichigo

ヤブヘビイチゴ

やぶへびいちご

薮蛇苺

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen twice

 

Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat

Biwa

ビワ

びわ

枇杷

●   Japanese native

●   food, medicine

●   symbol of summer, winter, tight-knit family

●   chosen 8 times

 

Kerria japonica

Japanese kerria

Yamabuki

ヤマブキ

やまぶき

山吹,棣棠花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen 3 times

 

Malus domestica

Apple

Ringo

リンゴ

りんご

林檎

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of spring, fall

●   chosen 5 times

 

Malus halliana

Hall crabapple

Kaidō

カイドウ

かいどう

海棠

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen 7 times

 

Prunus mume

Plum

Ume

ウメ

うめ

梅

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of spring, summer, winter, longevity, elegance, happiness, purity, sweetness, prosperity

●   chosen 99 times

 

Prunus persica

Peach

Momo

モモ

もも

桃

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of spring, fall, meekness, virtue, marriage, health, longevity

●   chosen 24 times

 

Prunus sp.

Cherry

Sakura

ザクラ

さくら

桜,櫻

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of spring, summer, winter, beauty, delicacy, loyalty, prosperity, ephemerality

●   chosen 89 times

 

Prunus subhirtella

Weeping cherry

Itozakura

イトザクラ

いとざくら

糸桜

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   symbol of spring, summer, winter, beauty, delicacy, loyalty, prosperity, ephemerality

●   chosen twice

 

Pseudocydonia sinensis

Chinese-quince

Karin

カリン

かりん

榠樝, 花梨の花

●   Chinese exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Pyracanthra coccinea

Firethorn

Tokiwasanzasi

トキワサンザシ

ときわさんざし

常磐山査子

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen 4 times

 

Pyrus pyrifolia

Sand pear

Nashi

ナシ

なし

梨

●   European exotic

●   food

●   chosen once

 

Rosa chinensis

China rose

Bara

バラ

ばら

薔薇,月季花,長春花

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer, winter

●   chosen 17 times

 

Rosa laevigata

Cherokee rose

Naniwaibara

ナニワイバラ

なにわいばら

難波薔薇,金櫻子

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen 4 times

 

Rosa multiflora

Japanese rose

Nobara

ノバラ

のばら

野薔薇,野茨

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen 10 times

 

Rosa rugosa

Rugosa rose

Hamanasu

ハマナス

はまなす

浜梨

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen once

 

Rosa sp.

Rose

Bara

バラ

ばら

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen 15 times

 

Rubus trifidus

Raspberry

Kajiichigo

カジイチゴ

かじいちご

梶苺

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen once

 

Sanguisorba officinalis

Great burnet

Waremokō

ワレモコウ

われもこう

吾亦紅,玉豉

●   Japanese native

●   chosen once

 

Sorbus commixta

Japanese rowan

Nanakamado

ナナカマド

ななかまど

七竈

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Rubiaceae Family

 

Gardenia jasminoides

Cape-jessamine

Kuchinashi

クチナシ

くちなし

梔,栀子

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen 3 times

 

Paederia scandens

Skunkvine

Hekusokazura

ヘクソカズラ

へくそかずら

屁糞葛

●   Japanese native

●   chosen twice

 

Salicaceae Family

 

 

Salix sp.

Willow

Yanagi

ヤナギ

やなぎ

柳

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen 10 times

 

Santalaceae Family

 

 

Buckleya lanceolata

Buckleya

Tsukubane

ツクバネ

つくばね

衝羽根

●   Japanese native

●   chosen once

 

Saxifragaceae Family

 

 

Bergenia stracheyi

Bergenia

Himalayayukinoshita

ヒマラヤユキノシタ

ひまらやゆきのした

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Saxifraga stolonifera

Creeping saxifrage

Yukinoshita

ユキノシタ

ゆきのした

石荷叶,雪耳草,

虎耳草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen twice

 

Schisandraceae Family

 

 

Kadsura japonica

Japanese kadsura

Sanekazura

サネカズラ

さねかずら

実葛,南五味子

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen 5 times

 

Scrophulariaceae Family

 

Paulownia tomentosa

Princess tree

Kiri

キリ

きり

桐

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer, kindness, power

●   chosen 4 times

 

Penstemon sp.

Penstemon

Pensutemon

ペンステモン

ぺんすてもん

●   American exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen 6 times

 

Smilacaceae Family

 

 

Smilax china

Chinese smilax

Sarutoriibara

サルトリイバラ

さるとりいばら

猿捕り茨,菝葜

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen 12 times

 

Solanaceae Family

 

 

Physalis alkekengi

Japanese-lantern

Hōzuki

ホオズキ

ほおずき

酸漿,燈籠児

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen twice

 

Solanum lyratum

Lyreleaf nightshade

Hiyodorijōgo

ヒヨドリジョウゴ

ひよどりじょうご

白英

●   Japanese native

●   chosen twice

 

Strelitziaceae Family

 

 

Strelitzia sp.

Bird-of-paradise-tree

Sutorechia

ストレチア

すとれちあ

●   African exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Taxaceae Family

 

 

Taxus cuspidata

Japanese yew

Ichii

イチイ

いちい

一位

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen once

 

Torreya nucifera

Japanese torreya

Kaya

カヤ

かや

榧

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Taxodiaceae Family

 

 

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese cedar

Sugi

スギ

すぎ

杉

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental, wood

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

 

Theaceae Family

 

 

Camellia japonica

Camellia

Tsubaki

ツバキ

つばき

椿

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring, fall, winter, death

●   chosen 40 times

 

Camellia sasanqua

Sasanqua camellia

Sazanka

サザンカ

さざんか

山茶花,茶花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of winter, death

●   chosen 7 times

 

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Japanese stewartia

Natsutsubaki

ナツツバキ

なつつばき

沙羅雙樹,沙羅

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Thea sinensis

China tea

Cha

チャ

ちゃ

茶,茗花,茶樹

●   Asian exotic

●   food, ornamental

●   symbol of winter

●   chosen 4 times

 

Thymelaeaceae Family

 

 

Daphne odora

Winter daphne

Jinchōge

ジンチョウゲ

じんちょうげ

沈丁花,瑞香

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen once

 

Trapaceae Family

 

 

Trapa japonica

Water chestnut

Hishi

ヒシ

ひし

緊, 菱

●   Japanese native

●   chosen 3 times

 

Tropaeolaceae Family

 

 

Tropaeolum majus

Garden nasturtium

Kinrenka

キンレンカ

きんれんか

金蓮花

●   American exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Typhaceae Family

 

 

Typha latifolia

Common cattail

Gama

ガマ

がま

蒲

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen 4 times

 

Valerianaceae Family

 

 

Patrinia scabiosifolia

Scabious patrinia

Ominaeshi

オミナエシ

おみなえし

女郎花,败酱

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen 6 times

 

Verbenaceae Family

 

 

Callicarpa dichotoma

Purple beauty-berry

Komurasaki

コムラサキ

こむらさき

小紫

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Bleeding-heart-vine

Genpeiboku

ゲンペイボク

げんぺいぼく

源平木

●   African exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Clerodendrum wallichii

Wallich’s glorybower

Kurarindō

クラリンドウ

くらりんどう

●   Chinese exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen once

 

Violaceae Family

 

 

Viola sp.

Violet

Sumire

スミレ

すみれ

菫,紫花地丁

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen 12 times

 

Viola tricolor

Pansy

Panji

パンジー

ぱんじー

三色菫

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen 12 times

 

Vitaceae Family

 

 

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

Porcelain-berry

Nobudō

ノブドウ

のぶどう

野葡萄,野蒲萄

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen twice

 

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Japanese-creeper

Tsuta

ツタ

つた

蔦,地錦

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen 3 times

 

Vitis amurensis

Amur grape

Yamabudō

ヤマブドー

やまぶどう

山葡萄

●   Japanese native

●   chosen once

 

Vitis vinifera

Grape

Budō

ブドウ

ぶどう

葡萄

●   European exotic

●   food

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen 7 times

 

Zingiberaceae Family

 

 

Etlingera elatior

Torch-ginger

Tochijinja-

トーチジンジャー

とーちじんじゃー

●   Asian exotic

●   chosen twice

 

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