Biology:Hosta plantaginea
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Hosta
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| In bloom, as is typical, in August | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Hosta |
| Species: | H. plantaginea
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| Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Asch.
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Hosta plantaginea, the fragrant plantain lily or August lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to southeast and south-central China, and a garden escapee in scattered locations worldwide.[1][2] This species and cultivars and hybrids derived from it are the only fragrant hostas. As a wild plant, it is typically found growing in the herb layer of mountain forests, below 2000 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Asch.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536625-1.
- ↑ "Hosta plantaginea fragrant plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/8821/Hosta-plantaginea/Details. "Other common names ... August lily, Corfu lily, maruba, tamano-giboshi-kanzashi, yusan"
- ↑ Yang, Li; He, Jun-Wei (2019). "Hosta plantaginea (Lam.) Aschers (Yuzan): An overview on its botany, traditional use, phytochemistry, quality control and pharmacology". RSC Advances 9 (60): 35050–35058. doi:10.1039/C9RA06623C. Bibcode: 2019RSCAd...935050Y.
Wikidata ☰ Q11222293 entry
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