ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Kerria japonica

Name author: (L.) DC.

A species in the Rosaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Kerria
Species: Kerria japonica
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1818

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Kerria japonica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

31 synonyms in this snapshot

Corchorus japonicusName author: Thunb.
Kerria japonica f. albescensName author: (Makino) Ohwi
Kerria japonica f. aureovariegataName author: (Rehder) Rehder
Kerria japonica f. aureovittataName author: (Hartwig & Rümpler) Rehder
Kerria japonica f. pictaName author: (Siebold) Rehder
Kerria japonica f. plenaName author: C.K.Schneid.
Kerria japonica f. plenifloraName author: (Witte) Rehder
Kerria japonica f. semiplenaName author: Hayashi
Kerria japonica f. stellataName author: (Makino) Ohwi
Kerria japonica f. typicaName author: Nakai
Kerria japonica f. vittatoramosaName author: Zabel
Kerria japonica unranked argenteomarginatisName author: Jacob-Makoy
Kerria japonica unranked aureovariegataName author: Bean
Kerria japonica unranked variegataName author: T.Moore
Kerria japonica var. albescensName author: Makino ex Koidz.
Kerria japonica var. argenteovariegataName author: Lem.
Kerria japonica var. aureovariegataName author: Rehder
Kerria japonica var. aureovittataName author: Hartwig & Rümpler
Kerria japonica var. denticulataName author: L.C.Wang & X.G.Sun
Kerria japonica var. flore-plenoName author: Wyman
Kerria japonica var. floribus-plenisName author: Siebold & Zucc.
Kerria japonica var. floribus-simplicibusName author: Siebold & Zucc.
Kerria japonica var. foliis-variegatisName author: Siebold & Zucc.
Kerria japonica var. grandifloraName author: Wyman
Kerria japonica var. pictaName author: Siebold
Kerria japonica var. plenaName author: (C.K.Schneid.) Makino
Kerria japonica var. plenifloraName author: Witte
Kerria japonica var. stellataName author: Makino
Kerria japonica var. typicaName author: Makino
Rubus japonicusName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Spiraea japonicaName author: (L.) Desv.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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