Ranunculaceae Family

Aconitum chinense

Monkshood

Hanatorikabuto

ハナトリカブト

はなとりかぶと

花鳥兜,鳥甲

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●  chosen by 8 artists

Aconitum loczyanum

Monkshood

Reijinsō

レイジンソウ

れいじんそう

玟瑰

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Adonis amurensis

Pheasant’s eye

Fukujusō

フクジュソウ

ふくじゅそう

福寿草,元日草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of new year’s eve, prosperity, longevity

●   chosen by 23 artists

Anemone hupehensis

Japanese thimbleweed

Shūmeigiku

シュウメイギク

しゅうめいぎく

秋明菊

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 2 artists

Aquilegia adoxoides

Columbine

Himeuzu

ヒメウズ

ひめうず

姫烏頭

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Aquilegia flabellata

Fan columbine

Odamaki

オダマキ

おだまき

苧環,苧手巻草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 7 artists

Caltha palustris

Marsh marigold

Ryūkinka

リュウキンカ

りゅうきんか

立金花

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Clematis florida

Clematis

Tessen

テッセン

てっせん

鉄線

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 11 artists

Clematis patens

Clematis

Kazaguruma

カザグルマ

かざぐるま

風車

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 6 artists

Nigella damascena

Love-in-the-mist

Kurotanesō

クロタネソウ

くろたねそう

黒種草

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Ranunculus japonicus

Japanese buttercup

Umanoashigata

ウマノアシガタ

うまのあしがた

毛莨

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 2 artists

Trollius riederianus

Kamchatka globeflower

Shinanokinbai

シナノキンバイ

しなのきんばい

信濃金梅

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 4 artists

Rhizophoraceae Family

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Burmese mangrove

Ohirugi

オヒルギ

おひるぎ

雄蛭木

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rosaceae Family

Chaenomeles speciosa

Chinese quince

Boke

ボケ

ぼけ

木瓜,樝子花

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 19 artists

Crataegus cuneata

Chinese hawthorn

Sanzashi

サンザシ

さんざし

山査子

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, medicine

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Duchesnea indica

Mock strawberry

Yabuhebiichigo

ヤブヘビイチゴ

やぶへびいちご

薮蛇苺

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 14 artists

Eriobotrya japonica

Loquat

Biwa

ビワ

びわ

枇杷

●   Japanese native

●   food, medicine

●   symbol of summer, winter, tight-knit family

●   chosen by 30 artists

Kerria japonica

Japanese kerria

Yamabuki

ヤマブキ

やまぶき

山吹,棣棠花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 38 artists

Malus domestica

Apple

Ringo

リンゴ

りんご

林檎

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of spring, fall

●   chosen by 5 artists

Malus halliana

Hall crabapple

Kaidō

カイドウ

かいどう

海棠

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 72 artists

Malus toringo

Toringa crabapple

Zumi

ズミ

ずみ

棠梨

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Prunus armeniaca

Apricot

Anzu

アンズ

あんず

唐桃,杏

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 5 artists

Prunus mume

Plum

Ume

ウメ

うめ

梅

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of  spring, summer, winter, longevity, elegance, happiness, purity, sweetness, prosperity

●   chosen by 367 artists

Prunus persica

Peach

Momo

モモ

もも

桃

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of  spring, fall, meekness, virtue, marriage, health, longevity

●   chosen by 89 artists

Prunus salicina

Japanese plum

Sumomo

スモモ

すもも

酢桃, 李

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 2 artists

Prunus sp.

Cherry

Sakura

ザクラ

さくら

桜,櫻

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental, food

●   symbol of spring, summer, winter, beauty, delicacy, loyalty, prosperity, ephemerality

●   chosen by 196 artists

Pyrus pyrifolia

Sand pear

Nashi

ナシ

なし

梨

●   European exotic

●   food

●   symbol of spring, fall

●   chosen by 14 artists

Rosa chinensis

China rose

Bara

バラ

ばら

薔薇,月季花,長春花

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of  summer, winter

●   chosen by 96 artists

Rosa laevigata

Cherokee rose

Naniwaibara

ナニワイバラ

なにわいばら

難波薔薇,金櫻子

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 18 artists

Rosa multiflora

Japanese rose

Nobara

ノバラ

のばら

野薔薇,野茨

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 39 artists

Rosa rugosa

Rugosa rose

Hamanasu

ハマナス

はまなす

浜梨

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rubus idaeus

Red raspberry

Ezoichigo

エゾイチゴ

えぞいちご

覆盆子

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen by 2 artists

Rubus rosifolius

Bramble-of-the-cape

Tokinibara

トキンイバラ

ときんいばら

頭巾薔薇, 荼蘼

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 2 artists

Sanguisorba officinalis

Great burnet

Waremokō

ワレモコウ

われもこう

吾亦紅,玉豉

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 8 artists

Sorbus commixta

Japanese rowan

Nanakamado

ナナカマド

ななかまど

七竈

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Spiraea japonica

Japanese spiraea

Shimotsuke

シモツケ

しもつけ

下野

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rubiaceae Family

Galium kinuta

Kinutasō

キヌタソウ

きぬたそう

砧草

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Gardenia jasminoides

Cape-jessamine

Kuchinashi

クチナシ

くちなし

梔,栀子

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 8 artists

Paederia scandens

Skunkvine

Hekusokazura

ヘクソカズラ

へくそかずら

屁糞葛

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 3 artists

Serissa japonica

Snowrose

Hakuchōge

ハクチョウゲ

はくちょうげ

白丁花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Rutaceae Family

Citrus aurantium

Bitter orange

Daidai

ダイダイ

だいだい

橙

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of fall, new year, good fortune

●   chosen by 3 artists

Citrus medica

Etrog

Bushukan

ブッシュカン

ぶっしゅかん

仏手柑

●   European exotic

●   food

●   symbol of happiness

●   chosen by 2 artists

Citrus reticulata

Mandarin orange

Ponkan

ポンカン

ぽんかん

橘予

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 3 artists

Fortunella japonica

Kumquat

Kinkan

キンカン

きんかん

金柑

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Zanthoxylum piperitum

Japanese-pepper

Sanshō

サンショウ

さんしょう

山椒

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen by 2 artists

Salicaceae Family

Salix sp.

Willow

Yanagi

ヤナギ

やなぎ

柳

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 15 artists

Sapindaceae Family

Aesculus hippocastanum

Horse-chestnut

Maronie

マロニエ

まろにえ

西洋栃の木

●   European exotic

●   ornamental, food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Litchi chinensis

Lychee

Raichi

ライチ

らいち

茘枝

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   chosen by 1 artist

Saxifragaceae Family

Bergenia stracheyi

Bergenia

Himalayayukinoshita

ヒマラヤユキノシタ

ひまらやゆきのした

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Saxifraga stolonifera

Creeping saxifrage

Yukinoshita

ユキノシタ

ゆきのした

石荷叶,雪耳草,

虎耳草

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 8 artists

Schisandraceae Family

Kadsura japonica

Japanese kadsura

Sanekazura

サネカズラ

さねかずら

実葛,南五味子

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   chosen by 9 artists

Schisandra chinensis

Schisandra

Chōsengomishi

チョウセンゴミシ

ちょうせんごみし

北五味子

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental, medicine

●   chosen by 3 artists

Veronica subsessilis

Bright blue speedwell

Ruritoranō

ルリトラノオ

るりとらのお

瑠璃虎の尾

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Smilacaceae Family

Smilax china

Chinese smilax

Sarutoriibara

サルトリイバラ

さるとりいばら

猿捕り茨,菝葜

●   Japanese native

●   medicine

●   chosen by 14 artists

Solanaceae Family

Physalis alkekengi

Japanese-lantern

Hōzuki

ホオズキ

ほおずき

酸漿,燈籠児

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 7 artists

Solanum lyratum

Lyreleaf nightshade

Hiyodorijōgo

ヒヨドリジョウゴ

ひよどりじょうご

白英

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 5 artists

Solanum maximowiczii

Marubanohoroshi

マルバノホロシ

まるばのほろし

丸葉のホロシ

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 3 artists

Solanum melongena

Eggplant

Nasu

ナス

なす

茄子

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of summer, new year’s day, longevity

●   chosen by 9 artists

Sparganiaceae Family

Sparganium sp.

Bur reed

Mikuri

ミクリ

みくり

実栗

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Stachyuraceae Family

Stachyurus praecox

Spike tail

Mamefuji

マメフジ

まめふじ

豆藤

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Sterculiaceae Family

Firmiana simplex

Chinese parasol-tree

Aogiri

アオギリ

あおぎり

青桐

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 5 artists

Pentapetes phoenicea

Scarlet mallow

Gojika

ゴジカ

ごじか

夜落金钱

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Styracaceae Family

Styrax obassia

Styrax

Hakuunboku

ハクウンボク

はくうんぼく

白雲木

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Taxaceae Family

Torreya nucifera

Japanese torreya

Kaya

カヤ

かや

榧

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Taxodiaceae Family

Cryptomeria japonica

Japanese cedar

Sugi

スギ

すぎ

杉

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 1 artist

Theaceae Family

Camellia japonica

Camellia

Tsubaki

ツバキ

つばき

椿

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring, fall, winter, death

●   chosen by 116 artists

Camellia sasanqua

Sasanqua camellia

Sazanka

サザンカ

さざんか

山茶花,茶花

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of winter, death

●   chosen by 74 artists

Eurya japonica

Japanese eurya

Hisakaki

ヒサカキ

ひさかき

姫榊

●   Japanese native

●   food

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 1 artist

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Japanese stewartia

Natsutsubaki

ナツツバキ

なつつばき

沙羅雙樹,沙羅

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 5 artists

Thea sinensis

China tea

Cha

チャ

ちゃ

茶,茗花,茶樹

●   Asian exotic

●   food

●   symbol of winter

●   chosen by 8 artists

Thymelaeaceae Family

Daphne odora

Winter daphne

Jinchōge

ジンチョウゲ

じんちょうげ

沈丁花,瑞香

●   Asian exotic

●   ornamental

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 9 artists

Tiliaceae Family

Tilia miqueliana

Bodaiju

ボダイジュ

ぼだいじゅ

菩提樹

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 4 artists

Trapaceae Family

Trapa japonica

Water chestnut

Hishi

ヒシ

ひし

緊, 菱

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 10 artists

Typhaceae Family

Typha latifolia

Common cattail

Gama

ガマ

がま

蒲

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of summer

●   chosen by 5 artists

Valerianaceae Family

Patrinia gibbosa

Greater patrinia

Marubakinreika

マルバキンレイカ

まるばきんれいか

丸葉金鈴花

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist

Patrinia scabiosifolia

Scabious patrinia

Ominaeshi

オミナエシ

おみなえし

女郎花,败酱

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 30 artists

Verbenaceae Family

Callicarpa mollis

Fuzzy beauty-berry

Yabumurasaki

ヤブムラサキ

やぶむらさき

藪紫

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Bleeding-heart-vine

Genpeiboku

ゲンペイボク

げんぺいぼく

源平木

●   African exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 1 artist

Violaceae Family

Viola sp.

Violet

Sumire

スミレ

すみれ

菫,紫花地丁

●   Japanese native

●   symbol of spring

●   chosen by 59 artists

Viola tricolor

Pansy

Panji

パンジー

ぱんじー

三色菫

●   European exotic

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 3 artists

Vitaceae Family

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

Porcelain-berry

Nobudō

ノブドウ

のぶどう

野葡萄,野蒲萄

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   chosen by 11 artists

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

Japanese-creeper

Tsuta

ツタ

つた

蔦,地錦

●   Japanese native

●   ornamental

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 8 artists

Vitis vinifera

Grape

Budō

ブドウ

ぶどう

葡萄

●   European exotic

●   food

●   symbol of fall

●   chosen by 20 artists

Woodsiaceae Family

Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive fern

Kōyawarabi

コウヤワラビ

こうやわらび

高野蕨

●   Japanese native

●   chosen by 1 artist