Exochorda racemosa explained

Exochorda racemosa, the pearlbush or common pearlbush, is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. This species is mostly found in China and Japan.[1]

Taxonomy and etymology

Exochorda racemosa was first described by John Lindley. It is placed in the genus Exochorda and family Rosaceae, the rose family.[2] The plant gets its common name, "common pearlbush", from its pearl-looking flowers.[3]

Description

A loose, irregular or vase-shaped and upright shrub, this species is deciduous. It has oblong leaves, about 4- long and 1- wide, that are rounded and toothed at the margin on the top. The flowers are white, and flower in late April to early May.[4] The flowers have round petals, 12-25 stamens, borne in racemes in groups of about six or ten. Their diameter is 4cm (02inches). Flowers give way to brown, dehiscent seed capsules.[5]

Subspecies

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ran Levy-Yamamori, Gerard Taaffe. Garden plants of Japan. 2004. Timber Press. USA. 0-88192-650-7. 109.
  2. Book: William C. Welch. Heirloom gardening in the South : yesterday's plants for today's gardens. Texas A&M University Press. 978-1-60344-213-8. 1st. Greg Grant. Cynthia W. Mueller. Jason Powell. 7 April 2011.
  3. Book: Dirr, Michael. Dirr's Hardy trees and shrubs: an illustrated encyclopedia. 1997. Timber Press. USA. 0-88192-404-0. 154. PDF. The expanding buds appear as small pearls - hence, the common name..
  4. Web site: Kling. Gary J.. Exochorda racemosa Common pearlbush. University of Illinois. Woody Plants.
  5. Web site: Exochorda racemosa (Common Pearlbush, Pearlbush) North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. 2021-02-25. plants.ces.ncsu.edu.
  6. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants. Korea National Arboretum. 2015. 978-89-97450-98-5. Pocheon. 467. 24 December 2016. Korea Forest Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. 25 May 2017.

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