OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pieris japonica   FAMILY Ericaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pieris japonica   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Pieris japonica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Pieris japonica

 

COMMON NAME:
Japanese Andromeda, Lily-of-the-Valley Bush


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image of Pieris japonica, Japanese Andromeda, Lily-of-the-Valley Bush

Paul Thompson    pstpieris_japonica

September?        

Twigs are fluted below each node. — Clemson Extension

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pieris japonica   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pieris japonica   FAMILY Ericaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pieris japonica

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Pieris japonica

 

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3020

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Planted in landscaping, not known to escape or persist in our area, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Japan, Taiwan, & China

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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed urceolate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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