| Stachyurus praecox | |
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| Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Crossosomatales |
| Family: | Stachyuraceae |
| Genus: | Stachyurus |
| Species: | S. praecox |
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| Stachyurus praecox Siebold & Zucc. | |
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Stachyurus praecox, early stachyurus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Stachyuraceae, native to Japan. It is a spreading deciduous shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) wide. Pendent, bell-shaped, primrose yellow flowers are borne on naked arching branches in winter and spring. They are followed by ovate leaves, which colour to pink or red before falling in autumn.
The Latin specific epithet praecox means "early", referring to the exceptionally early flowering season. It was first described in 1836 by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini.
This plant is cultivated as an ornamental subject in temperate parks and gardens, though rarely seen. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Gallery
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Shoot with inflorescences and emerging leaves
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Flower detail
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Shoot with inflorescences
References
- "Stachyurus praecox". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Stachyurus praecox". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Stachyurus praecox (early stachys)". Gardenia.net. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
- "Stachyurus praecox". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. November 2018. p. 101. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
External links
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