Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Lilioideae |
Tribe | Lilieae |
Scientific name | Fritillaria ayakoana Maruyama & Naruhashi |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) izumo-ko-baimo (イズモコバイモ, 出雲小貝母 [meaning: Izumo tiny baimo (Izumo = an old name of Shimane Prefecture; baimo = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Fritillaria thunbergii)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Shimane Prefecture) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane wet forest edge |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Plants electing. Scapes 15-20cm tall. Leaves 5-6cm long, ca. 2cm wide. Flowers white perianths ca. 2-3cm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Fritillaria ayakoana Maruy. & Naruh. |
Fritillaria Icons | |
Note | Endemic to Japan. Rare species. |
March 2009 at my home |
March 2009 at my home |
March 2009 at my home |
March 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |