Rohdea japonica

Rohdea japonica is a species of plant native to Japan, China and Korea.

The fruit is a red berry 8 mm diameter, produced in a tight cluster of several together.

In Chinese it is called wan nian qing (simplified: 万年青; traditional: 萬年青; lit.

"evergreen"), and for this reason has been used symbolically in visual culture (e.g. on Mao badges Archived 2014-08-13 at the Wayback Machine).

The plant is also used in traditional Chinese medicine, though it is generally regarded as inedible and possibly toxic.

Traditional arrangement of Kinka Ikenobō school using omoto ( Rohdea japonica )