Ebenaceae Family

Diospyros kaki

Japanese persimmon

Kaki

カキ

かき

柿, 柹

●   Chinese exotic

●   food

●   symbol of fall, victory

●   chosen by 57 artists

Elaeagnaceae Family

Elaeagnus multiflora

Cherry elaeagnus

Natsugumi

ナツグミ

なつぐみ

夏茱萸

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 3 artists

Equisetaceae Family

Equisetum arvense

Field horsetail

Tsukushi

ツクシ

つくし

土筆

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 29 artists

Ericaceae Family

Enkianthus campanulatus

Enkianthus

Sarasadōdan

サラサドウダン

さらさどうだん

更紗灯台

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Epigaea asiatica

Japanese ground laurel

Iwanashi

イワナシ

いわなし

岩梨

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Pieris japonica

Japanese andromeda

Asebi

アセビ

あせび

馬酔

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●    chosen by 2 artists 

Pyrola japonica

Japanese wintergreen

Ichiyakusō

イチヤクソウ

いちやくそう

一薬草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rhododendron indicum

Satsuki azalea

Satsukitsutsuji

サツキツツジ

さつきつつじ

皐躑躅,杜鵑花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer, loyalty

●   chosen by 34 artists

Rhododendron japonicum

Japanese azalea

Rengetsutsuji

レンゲツツジ

れんげつつじ

蓮華躑躅

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rhododendron kaempferi

Torch azalea

Yamatsutsuji

ヤマツツジ

やまつつじ

山躑躅

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 11 artists

Rhododendron metternichii

Metternich’s rhododendron

Shakunage

シャクナゲ

しゃくなげ

石楠花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 5 artists

Rhododendron pentaphyllum

Fiveleaf azalea

Akebonotsutsuji

アケボノツツジ

あけぼのつつじ

曙躑躅

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rhododendron quinquefolium

Five-leaf cork azalea

Shiroyashio

シロヤシオ

しろやしお

白八汐

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rhododendron yedoense

Korean azalea

Chōsenyamatsutsuji

チョウセンヤマツツジ

ちょうせんやまつつじ

朝鮮山躑躅

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 2 artists

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Cowberry

Kokemomo

コケモモ

こけもも

苔桃

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Eriocaulaceae Family

Eriocaulon sp.

Pipewort

Hoshikusa

ホシクサ

ほしくさ

星草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Fabaceae Family

Albizia julibrissin

Silktree

Nemunoki

ネムノキ

ねむのき

合歓木

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 11 artists

Astragalus sinicus

Chinese milk-vetch

Genge

ゲンゲ

げんげ

紫雲英,地錦花,

碎米菜,碎米荠

●   Asian exotic

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 27 artists

Canavalia gladiata

Sword bean

Natamame

ナタマメ

なたまめ

鉈豆,刀豆

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 2 artists

Cercis chinensis

Chinese redbud

Hanazuō

ハナズオウ

はなずおう

花蘇芳

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Dolichos lablab

Hyacinth bean

Fujimame

フジマメ

ふじまめ

黎元

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 4 artists

Glycine max

Soybean

Daizu

ダイズ

だいず

大豆

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 6 artists

Lathyrus odoratus

Sweet pea

Suitopi

スイートピー

すいーとぴー

香豌豆

●   European exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Lespedeza sp.

Lespedeza

Hagi

ハギ

はぎ

萩,胡枝花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall, beauty, ephemerality

●   chosen by 54 artists

Mimosa pudica

Sensitive-plant

Ojigisō

オジギソウ

おじぎそう

含羞草

●   American exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Phaseolus vulgaris

Bean

Ingenmame

インゲンマメ

いんげんまめ

隠元豆

●   American exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 2 artists

Pisum sativum

Pea

Endō

エンドウ

えんどう

豌豆,苑豆

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of spring, summer

●   chosen by 5 artists

Pueraria lobata

Kudzu

Kuzu

クズ

くず

葛

●   Japanese native

●   medicine

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 25 artists

Spartium junceum

Spanish-broom

Redama

レダマ

れだま

鷹爪

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Thermopsis lupinoides

Montane golden-banner

Sendaihagi

センダイハギ

せんだいはぎ

千代萩

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Vicia cracca

Cow vetch

Kusafuji

クサフジ

くさふじ

草藤

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 6 artists

Vicia faba

Faba bean

Soramame

ソラマメ

そらまめ

空豆

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Vicia sativa

Black-pod vetch

Yahazuendō

ヤハズエンドウ

やはずえんどう

矢筈豌豆

●   Asian exotic

●   chosen by 1 artist

Wisteria floribunda

Japanese wisteria

Fuji

フジ

ふじ

藤

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring, love, youth

●   chosen by 99 artists

Fagaceae Family

Castanea crenata

Japanese chestnut

Kuri

クリ

くり

栗

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   symbol of fall, victory, fertility

●   chosen by 18 artists

Castanopsis sp.

Chinquapin

Shii

シイ

しい

椎

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Fagus crenata

Japanese beech

Buna

ブナ

ぶな

椈

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Quercus dentata

Daimyo oak

Kashiwa

カシワ

かしわ

櫧

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 1 artist

Quercus serrata

Oak

Konara

コナラ

こなら

小楢

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 16 artists

Gentianaceae Family

Gentiana makinoi

Gentian

Oyamarindō

オヤマリンドウ

おやまりんどう

御山竜胆

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 2 artists

Gentiana scabra

Scabrous gentian

Rindō

リンドウ

りんどう

竜胆

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 19 artists

Geraniaceae Family

Geranium thunbergii

Thunberg’s geranium

Gennoshōko

ゲンノショウコ

げんのしょうこ

現の証拠

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Gesneriaceae Family

Conandron ramondioides

Gesneria

Iwatabako

イワタバコ

いわたばこ

岩煙草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Ginkgoaceae Family

Ginkgo biloba

Maidenhair-tree

Ichō

イチョウ

いちょう

銀杏

●   Asian exotic

●   food, ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 6 artists

Hamamelidaceae Family

Hamamelis japonica

Japanese witch-hazel

Mansaku

マンサク

まんさく

満作

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Hemerocallidaceae Family

Hemerocallis fulva

Orange day-lily

Kanzō

カンゾウ

かんぞう

萓草,萓艸,

藪甘草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 20 artists

Hostaceae Family

Hosta sp.

Plantain lily

Gibōshi

ギボウシ

ぎぼうし

擬宝珠,玉簪花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 11 artists

Hydrangeaceae Family

Deutzia crenata

Deutzia

Utsugi

ウツギ

うつぎ

空木,卯の花,

冰生溲疏,邜花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 12 artists

Hydrangea macrophylla

Bigleaf hydrangea

Ajisai

アジサイ

あじさい

紫陽花,瑪哩花,

粉团花, 額草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental, medicine

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 34 artists

Hydrangea petiolaris

Climbing hydrangea

Tsuruajisai

ツルアジサイ

つるあじさい

蔓紫陽花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 2 artists

Hydrocharitaceae Family

Hydrocharis dubia

Frogbit

Tochikagami

トチカガミ

とちかがみ

白蘋

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Ottelia alismoides

Duck-lettuce

Mizuōbako

ミズオオバコ

みずおおばこ

水大葉子

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Hypericaceae Family

Hypericum chinense

Chinese St. Johnswort

Biyōyanagi

ビヨウヤナギ

びようやなぎ

金絲桃,未央柳,美楊柳

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 12 artists

Iridaceae Family

Belamcanda chinensis

Blackberry-lily

Hiōgi

ヒオウギ

ひおうぎ

檜扇,非扇, 射千

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 9 artists

Gladiolus sp.

Gladiolus

Gurajiorasu

グラジオラス

ぐらじおらす

●   African exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 3 artists

Iris ensata

Japanese iris

Hanashōbu

ハナショウブ

はなしょうぶ

花菖蒲,白昌

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer, power, boldness, loyalty, courage, victory, eloquence

●   chosen by 73 artists

Iris japonica

Butterfly-flower

Shaga

シャガ

しゃが

著莪,胡蝶花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 6 artists

Iris laevigata

Shallow-flower

Kakitsubata

カキツバタ

かきつばた

杜若,燕子花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 9 artists

Iris pseudacorus

Yellow flag

Kishōbu

キショウブ

きしょうぶ

黄菖蒲

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Iris sanguinea

Blood red iris

Ayame

アヤメ

あやめ

泥菖蒲

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 4 artists

Iris tectorum

Roof iris

Ichihatsu

イチハツ

いちはつ

鸢尾

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 4 artists

Juncaceae Family

Juncus sp.

Rush

Igusa

イグサ

いぐさ

藺草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 12 artists

Lamiaceae Family

Chelonopsis moschata

Japanese turtlehead

Jakōsō

ジャコウソウ

じゃこうそう

麝香草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Akebia quinata

Fiveleaf akebia

Akebi

アケビ

あけび

通草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring, fall

●   chosen by 6 artists

Akebia trifoliata

Threeleaf akebia

Mitsubaakebi

ミツバアケビ

みつばあけび

三葉通草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 3 artists

Stauntonia hexaphylla

Staunton vine

Mube

ムベ

むべ

郁子

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 2 artists

Liliaceae Family

Allium fistulosum

Japanese bunching onion

Negi

ネギ

ねぎ

葱

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of winter

●   chosen by 1 artist

Erythronium grandiflorum

Glacier-lily

Kibanakatakuri

キバナカタクリ

きばなかたくり

黄花片栗

●   American exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Erythronium japonicum

Japanese trout lily

Katakuri

カタクリ

かたくり

片栗

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 7 artists

Fritillaria camschatcensis

Kamchatka lily

Kuroyuri

クロユリ

くろゆり

黒百合

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Fritillaria thunbergii

Fritillary

Amigasayuri

アミガサユリ

あみがさゆり

貝母

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Lilium auratum

Golden-rayed lily

Yamayuri

ヤマユリ

やまゆり

山百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 5 artists

Lilium concolor

Morning-star lily

Himeyuri

ヒメユリ

ひめゆり

姫百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 24 artists

Lilium japonicum

Bamboo lily

Sasayuri

ササユリ

ささゆり

笹百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 1 artist

Lilium lancifolium

Tiger lily

Oniyuri

オニユリ

おにゆり

鬼百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 1 artist

Lilium longiflorum

Trumpet lily

Teppōyuri

テッポウユリ

てっぽうゆり

鉄砲百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 3 artists

Lilium maculatum

Sukashiyuri

スカシユリ

すかしゆり

透百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 1 artist

Lilium speciosum

Showy Japanese lily

Kanokoyuri

カノコユリ

かのこゆり

鹿子百合

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 8 artists

Maianthemum dilatatum

False lily-of-the-valley

Maizurusō

マイヅルソウ

まいづるそう

舞鶴草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Ophiopogon japonicus

Lilyturf

Janohige

ジャノヒゲ

じゃのひげ

麥門冬

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of winter

●   chosen by 1 artist

Polygonatum odoratum

Solomon’s-seal

Amadokoro

アマドコロ

あまどころ

甘野老

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Tricyrtis hirta

Japanese toad lily

Hototogisu

ホトトギス

ほととぎす

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of autumn

●   chosen by 1 artist

Tulipa sp.

Tulip

Chūrippu

チューリップ

ちゅーりっぷ

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Veratrum grandiflorum

Hellebore

Baikeisō

バイケイソウ

ばいけいそう

梅形草,蒜藜蘆

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 3 artists

Lythraceae Family

Lagerstroemia indica

Crape myrtle

Sarusuberi

サルスベリ

さるすべり

百日紅,紫薇花

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 14 artists

Punica granatum

Pomegranate

Zakuro

ザクロ

ざくろ

柘榴,石榴

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of summer, fall, fertility

●   chosen by 59 artists