Koseriba-auren

Coptis japonica var. japonica

  • Koseriba-auren
  • Koseriba-auren
  • Flower name
    Koseriba-auren
  • Scientific name
    Coptis japonica var. japonica
  • Alias小芹葉黄連, KOseriba auren
  • Place of originJapan
  • Place of floweringLow mountains
  • Flowering seasonFebruary, March
  • Language of flowersMakeover

What is Koseriba-auren

Koseriba-auren (Scientific name: Coptis japonica var. japonica) is a cold-tolerant, evergreen perennial in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to Japan. It grows wild in semi-shady areas in the mountains along the Pacific coast of Honshu. What looks like a white flower is a plaque and the real flower has eight to ten flowers inside. It is characterized by its large leaves that are triply-leaved and its rhizomes are narrower than those of Kikuba auren( Coptis japonica var. anemonifolia).

Common name: Koseriba-auren , Scientific name: Coptis japonica var. japonica, Place of origin: Japan, Distribution: the Pacific coast of Honshu, Living environment: semi-shaded in mountainous areas, Grass height: 15-40 cm, Rhizomatous leaves, Leaf shape: 3 times 3-departed compound leaves, Lobes: ovate, Leaf margin: roughly serrated or lobed, Dioecious, Bisexual flowers: stamens and a few pistils, Male flowers: many stamens, Stem height: 20-50 cm, Inflorescence: globular inflorescence, Flower diameter: 1 cm, Petal shape: small spoon shape, Flower color (actually calyx color): white, Number of sepals: 5-6, Sepals: petal shape: petal shape, Flowering season: February-March, Fruit type: culls.


  • Order
    Ranunculales
  • Family
    Ranunculaceae
  • Genus
    Coptis
  • Species
    C. japonica var. japonica
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Gross inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    3-fold compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typeCold hardiness perennial grass
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit color
  • Height15.0 ~ 40.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 1.0 cm

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