👉 Eocarterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to China, Japan, and Korea. They are commonly known as "butterfly lilies" due to their distinctive shape. These plants have a long stem with many small flowers at the ends that grow together like butterfly wings. Eocarterus has several subspecies, including the well-known species "B. japonica", which is one of the most widely distributed and recognizable species in China.
