Actaea japonica, the Japanese bugbane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to central and southern China including Hainan, Jeju Island in South Korea, and central and southern Japan. A perennial, the Royal Horticultural Society considers it to be a good plant to attract pollinators. Cultivars It has a number of commercially available cultivars, including 'ChejuDo' and 'Silver Dance'. References japonica Garden plants of Asia Flora of North-Central China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Hainan Flora of South Korea Flora of Japan Plants described in 1784