Adonis amurensis

Adonis amurensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Adonis
Species: A. amurensis
Binomial name
Adonis amurensis
Regel & Radde

Adonis amurensis (literally "Amur adonis"), also known as pheasant's eye, is a perennial plant with a golden yellow flower belonging to the Ranunculales order, and native to Siberia, Manchuria and Japan. The Japanese name Fukujusō means fortune-longevity-plant.[1]

References

  1. De Garis We Japanese Page 561 1136183671 - 2013 "FUKUJUSO OR ADONIS AMURENSIS Fukujuso (福寿草) means, as the characters stand, “fortune-longevity-plant”, and moreover it is suggestive of gold with its yellow flowers. It is a symbol of wealth in Japan, and therefore it is much used at the time \ of New Year. Many Japanese families will have potted Fukujuso-flowers in the alcove in the New Year because of their suggestion of gold. .
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