Fritillaria koidzumiana




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Fritillaria koidzumiana Ohwi
Synonyms Fritillaria japonica Miquel var. koidzumiana (Ohwi) H. Hara & Kanai
Common name (Japanese common name) koshi-no-ko-baimo (コシノコバイモ, 越小貝母 [Koshi's tiny baimo (Koshi = an old name of Niigata Prefecture, baimo = Japanese pronunciation of Chinese common name of Fritillaria thunbergii)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture and east of Ishikawa Prefecture, mainl in Japan Sea side)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane forest, forest edge
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants electing. Scapes 15-20cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 5-18mm wide. Flowers pale yellow perianths 2cm long, flowering in March to May. Perennial plants.
Reference Fritillaria koidzumiana Ohwi
Fritillaria Icons
Note Endemic to Japan.



March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest in Niigata Prefecture



March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture