PLANTS Profile for Pieris japonica (Japanese pieris)

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Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Japanese pieris

Symbol:

PIJA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

Distribution:

Not in PFA

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Photo of Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don

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Related Taxa:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 3 species in Pieris

Classification:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Pieris D. Don – fetterbush
Species	Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don – Japanese pieris

More Accounts and Images:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565622.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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