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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.
The kakitsubata (カキツバタ, 杜若, Iris laevigata) grows in the semi-wet land and is less popular, but is also cultivated extensively. [citation needed]It is a prefectural flower of Aichi Prefecture due to the famous tanka poem which is said to have been written in this area during the Heian period, as it appears in The Tales of Ise by Ariwara no Narihira (note that the beginning ...
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
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 ...
L. auratum is one of several species traditionally eaten as lily bulb (yuri-ne ) in Japan, [8] [9] usually saving the bulbs for eating until they have grown large. [10] The bulb is still used as food, [ 11 ] but while wild foraged L. auratum was formerly a major source entering the market, this has largely been displaced by farm-grown kooni ...
The Japanese word sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ) can mean either the tree or its flowers (see 桜). [7] The cherry blossom is considered the national flower of Japan, and is central to the custom of hanami. [8] Sakura trees are often called Japanese cherry in English. [9] (This is also a common name for Prunus serrulata. [10])
Paris japonica (キヌガサソウ, Kinugasasō, canopy plant) is a species of flowering plant in the family Melanthiaceae, native to Japan. [1] It is native to sub-alpine regions of Japan. A slow growing perennial, it flowers in July. The rare, showy white star-like flower is borne above a single whorl of six to eleven stem leaves, which is ...
Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria [1] or Japanese rose, [2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family , native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens.