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Plant Families A-C Represented in Japanese Art
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Scientific FAMILY |
Name of one FAMILY member |
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ACANTHACEAE |
black-eyed-Susan-vine (Thunbergia alata) |
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ACERACEAE |
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) |
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ACORACEAE |
grass-leaf sweet-flag (Acorus gramineus) |
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ACTINIDIACEAE |
silvervine (Actinidia polygama) |
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ADOXACEAE |
red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) |
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AGAVACEAE |
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia) |
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ALISMATACEAE |
Chinese arrowhead (Sagittaria trifolia) |
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AMARANTHACEAE |
cockscomb (Celosia cristata) |
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AMARYLLIDACEAE |
bunchflower daffodil (Narcissus tazetta) |
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ANACARDIACEAE |
Japanese waxtree (Rhus succedanea) |
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APIACEAE |
carrot (Daucus carota) |
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APOCYNACEAE |
oleander (Nerium indicum) |
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AQUIFOLIACEAE |
Japanese winterberry (Ilex serrata) |
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ARACEAE |
Japanese cobra lily (Arisaema sikokianum) |
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ARALIACEAE |
fatsia (Fatsia japonica) |
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ARECACEAE |
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis) |
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ARISTOLOCHIACEAE |
wild ginger (Asarum sieboldii) |
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ASPARAGACEAE |
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis) |
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ASTERACEAE |
Indian chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum indicum) |
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BALSAMINACEAE |
impatiens (Impatiens textorii) |
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BEGONIACEAE |
hardy begonia (Begonia grandis) |
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BERBERIDACEAE |
heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) |
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BETULACEAE |
alder (Alnus sp.) |
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BIGNONIACEAE |
Chinese trumpet-creeper (Campsis grandiflora) |
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BORAGINACEAE |
buglossoides (Buglossoides zollingeri) |
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BRASSICACEAE |
rape (Brassica napus) |
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BROMELIACEAE |
pineapple (Ananas comosus) |
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CABOMBACEAE |
water-shield (Brasenia schreberi) |
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CACTACEAE |
Dutchman’s-pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) |
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CALCEOLARIACEAE |
pocketbook- flower (Calceolaria sp.) |
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CALYCANTHACEAE |
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) |
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CAMPANULACEAE |
balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus) |
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CANNABACEAE |
hemp (Cannabis sativa) |
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CANNACEAE |
Indian-shot (Canna indica) |
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CAPRIFOLIACEAE |
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) |
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CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
fringed pink (Dianthus superbus) |
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CELASTRACEAE |
Japanese bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) |
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CHLORANTHACEAE |
chulan tree (Chloranthus spicatus) |
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CLEOAMACEAE |
spider-flower (Tarenaya hassleriana) |
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COLCHICACEAE |
glory-lily (Gloriosa superba) |
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COMBRETACEAE |
rangoon creeper (Quisqualis indica) |
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COMMELINACEAE |
Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis) |
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CONVALLARIACEAE |
sacred lily (Rohdea japonica) |
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CONVOLVULACEAE |
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil) |
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CORNACEAE |
Japanese dogwood (Cornus kousa) |
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CRASSULACEAE |
Japanese stonecrop (Hylotelephium sieboldii) |
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CUCURBITACEAE |
cucumber (Cucumis sativus) |
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CUPRESSACEAE |
hinoki false cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) |
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CYPERACEAE |
Japanese sedge (Carex kobomugi) |
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