Kerria japonica

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusKerria
Species:Kerria japonica (L.) DC.
Common NameJapanese Rose; Kerria
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: doubly serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Achene; Fruit Type: Nut; Fruit Type: Nutlet; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Corchorus japonicus Corchorus japonicus (L.) Houtt.
Rubus japonicus Rubus japonicus L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Cumberland (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Bedford (TN), Bradley (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hancock (TN), Hickman (TN), Knox (TN), McNairy (TN), Morgan (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1962 - 2011

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31973000018273 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116861 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
UCHT015178 Tennessee
UCHT
Kerria japonica
31234100627668 Lyon Kentucky 19 Apr 2011 Edward W. Chester
 EKY
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116859 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
HTTU023446 Bradley Tennessee
HTTU
Kerria japonica
UCHT031974 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116855 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116860 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116858 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
UCHT015174 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Kerria japonica
MTSU007764 Bedford Tennessee 23 Apr 2000 Joey Simmons
47		 MTSU
Kerria japonica
UCHT035302 Morgan Tennessee
UCHT
Kerria japonica
BEREA025018 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Kerria japonica
31234100850351 Menifee Kentucky 02 May 1988 Ross C. Clark
21498		 EKY
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116856 Hancock Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
APSC0004891 Sevier Tennessee 18 Dec 1962 Harold L. Hoffman
 APSC
Kerria japonica
MTSU007766 Franklin Tennessee 16 Apr 1980 Beatrice Twesigye
31		 MTSU
Kerria japonica
BEREA025022 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Kerria japonica
BEREA019843 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Kerria japonica
APSC0105253 Meade Kentucky
APSC
Kerria japonica
31234100627676 Morgan Tennessee 01 May 2006 Dwayne Estes, John Beck
08813		 EKY
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116862 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
TENN-V-0116857 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Kerria japonica
MTSU007765 McNairy Tennessee 09 Apr 1989 Brian Boatman
29		 MTSU
Kerria japonica
APSC0004889 Cumberland Kentucky 22 Apr 2001 Ross C. Clark with Chris Packard, Amy Covert
25437		 APSC
Kerria japonica
HTTU023445 Tennessee
HTTU
Kerria japonica
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