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 |