Family | Liliaceae |
Subfamily | Lilioideae |
Tribe | Lilieae |
Scientific name | Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler |
Synonyms | Fritillaria camtschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler; Lilium camschatcense L. |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kuro-yuri (クロユリ, 黒百合 [meaning: black lily]) |
(English common name) black lily, black sarana | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Canada, USA | |
Habitat | (Hokkaido) fileds, seaside; (Honshu) high mountains |
Chromosomal number | 2n=36 (3x) [2n=24 (2x): Fritillaria camtschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler var. keisukei Makino (syn. Fritillaria camtchatcensis (L.) Ker Gawler var. alpina Tatewaki & Kawano)] |
Description | Plants electing 12-50cm, non hair. Leaves 2-3 verticillate leaves (each 4-5 leaves) at lower stem, 1-3 leaves at upper stem, each 4-10cm long, non hair. Flowers 1 or merely 2 at top of stem, 6 black prianths each 2.5-3cm long, flowering in June to August. Fruits 2-2.5cm long. Perennial plants. |
References | Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker Gawl. |
Fritillaria camschatcensis (Linnaeus) Ker Gawler | |
Method of multiplicating bulbous plants (European Patent EP0275682/1987) |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |