Rutaceae
Japanese skimmia
Skimmia japonica
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Skimmia
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Common names
By language (11)
- Chinese
- 日本茵芋, 香茵芋
- Czech
- Skimie japonská
- Danish
- Japansk skimmia
- English
- Japanese skimmia
- Finnish
- Skimmia
- hsb
- Japanska skimija
- Japanese
- ミヤマシキミ
- Persian
- اسکیمیا ژاپنی
- Russian
- Скиммия японская
- Slovak
- Skimia japonská
- Swedish
- Vinterbär
Synonyms
- Ilex skimmia Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Se Lena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Se Lena, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Yoshimasa Uchiyama, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Oceancetaceen Alice Chodura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Danny S., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Qwert1234, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.