| Family | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily | Lilioideae |
| Tribe | Lilieae |
| Scientific name | Lilium medeoloides A.Gray |
| Synonyms | Lilium distichum Nakai, Lilium avenaceum Fisch. |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kuruma-yuri (クルマユリ, 車百合 [meaning: wheel lily]) |
| (English common name) wheel lily | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido,Honshu (except Chugoku resion), Shikoku (Tsurugi mountain) |
| (Other nations) Russia, Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Subalpine mountaine fields |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=24 |
| Description | Plants electing 70-10cm tall. Leaves 6-20 verticillate (upper leaves alternate), each 7-15cm long. Flowers scarlet perianths each 3-4.5cm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 1.5-2cm long. Perennial plants.. |
| Reference | Lilium medeoloides A. Gray |
| Lilium medeoloides A.Gray |
| Augst 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
Augst 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |