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Japan has significant diversity in flora. Of approximately 5,600 total vascular plant species, almost 40% are endemic. [1] This richness is due to the significant variation in latitude and altitude across the country, a diversity of climatic conditions due to monsoons, and multiple geohistorical incidences of connections with the mainland.
Ligustrum japonicum, known as wax-leaf privet [1] or Japanese privet (Japanese: ネズミモチ) is a species of Ligustrum (privet) native to central and southern Japan (Honshū, Shikoku, Kyūshū, Okinawa) and Korea. [2] It is widely cultivated in other regions, and is naturalized in California and in the southeastern United States from Texas ...
Many plants have been introduced to Japan from mainland Asia including important crops like rice and garden plants such as the chrysanthemum. Since the Meiji Restoration, increasing numbers of plants have come from Europe, North America and elsewhere. Native food plants include the water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica) and wasabi (Wasabia japonica).
Native plants in the U.S. are under threat from habitat loss, construction, ... For example, Japanese barberry was introduced into the states in the late 1800s as an ornamental plant. Now it ...
This category contains articles related to the native flora of Japan. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. Japan is within the larger region of East Asia. For the purposes of this category, "Japan" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions ...
Gould's Ecoregions of Texas (1960). [1] These regions approximately correspond to the EPA's level 3 ecoregions. [2]The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas.
This category includes the Flora of Texas, in the South-Central United States. It includes flora taxa that are native to Texas. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Texas" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant ...
Lygodium japonicum is a species of fern that is known by the common names vine-like fern [1] and Japanese climbing fern. It is native to eastern Asia, including Taiwan, Japan, Korea, southeastern Asia, and India, and eastern Australia [citation needed]. The fern is present in the southeastern United States and Puerto Rico as an introduced ...