Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
Appearance
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta | |
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In the Hida Mountains, Gifu Prefecture | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Hemerocallidoideae |
Genus: | Hemerocallis |
Species: | |
Variety: | H. m. var. esculenta
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Trinomial name | |
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (synonym Hemerocallis esculenta)[1] known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Japan.[1] Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the highlands of Japan in large groups.[2][3]
Distribution
[edit]Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:[4]
- Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
- Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
- Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture
- Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
- Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures
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Nikkōkisuge in the Shiga Highlands, Nagano Prefecture
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (Koidz.) Ohwi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Nikkōkisuge (in Japanese)
- ^ Nikkōkisuge in Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
- ^ Famous Places Where the Nikkōkisuge Grows Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)