Kerria japonica

Kerria japonica
	Natural form
	Cultivar 'Pleniflora'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Tribe:	Kerrieae
Genus:	Kerria; DC.
Species:	K. japonica
Binomial name
	Kerria japonica; (L.) DC.

Kerria japonica, commonly known as Japanese kerria^[1] or Japanese rose,^[2] is a deciduous, yellow-flowering shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to China and Japan. It is the only species in the genus Kerria. In the wild, it grows in thickets on mountain slopes. Japanese kerria has been used for medicine and is also planted in gardens. A double-flowered cultivar, K. japonica 'Pleniflora', is commonly called bachelor's buttons.

^ "Kerria japonica". North Carolina Extension: Gardener Plant Toolbox. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
^ "Kerria japonica". USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[NC-1] "Kerria japonica". North Carolina Extension: Gardener Plant Toolbox. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

[2] "Kerria japonica". USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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