Biology:Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta

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Short description: Variety of flowering plant

Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
Hemerocallis esculenta in Nakazaki Ridge.JPG
In the Hida Mountains, Gifu Prefecture
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Hemerocallis
Species:
Variety:
H. m. var. esculenta
Trinomial name
Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta
Koidz.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hemerocallis esculenta Koidz.
  • Nakai Hemerocallis pedicellata

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

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

References

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