Details for: NA 59348, Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don, 'Little Heath'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Cultivar:
'Little Heath'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Cultivar:
'Little Heath'
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
15 Nov 1987
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Plant
Life Form:
Shrub
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Little Heath'
Type: Cultivar name

NA 59348
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Pieris japonica 'Little Heath'. Peter Cox believes it originated in England.
Pieris japonica (Thunb.) D. Don ex G. Don
Genus:
Pieris
Family:
Ericaceae
Subfamily:
Vaccinioideae
Tribe:
Lyonieae
Nomen number:

28355
Place of publication:

Gen. hist. 3:832. 1834
Verified:
03/14/2012 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andromeda japonica Thunb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pieris taiwanensis Hayata

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishJapanese pieris  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
EnglishJapanese-andromeda  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishlily-of-the-valley-bush  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Frenchpiéride du Japon  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Germanjapanische Lavendelheide  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Japanese Rōmajiasebi  2Judd, W. S. 1982. A taxonomic revision of Pieris (Ericaceae). J. Arnold Arbor. 63:115-122.
Transcribed Chinesema zui mu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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