Kerria
Kerria japonica (L.) DC. [Rosaceae]
Yamabuki (ヤマブキ, 山吹)
Life form: deciduous shrub < 3 m high
Distribution: China - Japan
Habitat: mountainous areas (used for gardening)
Kerria DC. in Japan
K. japonica (L.) DC. (ヤマブキ)
f. albescens (Makino) Ohwi (シロバナヤマブキ)
f. plena C. K. Schn. (ヤエヤマブキ)
f. stellata (Makino) Ohwi (キクザキヤマブキ)
Kerria japonica in Hokkaido
[Left] a bush. [Center] a current shoot. [Right] close-up of a flower. In the experimental field of Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, On May 20 2011. I used this material 18 years before (see below).
Leaf = double serration. The sample was collected from the botanic garden, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, on May 17 1983.