Lilium rubellum




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Lilium rubellum Baker
Synonyms Lilium japonicum Thunberg var. rubellum Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) hime-sa-yuri (ヒメサユリ, 姫小百合 [meaning: dwarf fine lily]), otome-yuri (オトメユリ, 乙女百合 [meaning: youg girls lily])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (only Niigata prefecture, Fukushima prefecture, Yamagata prefecture, Miyagi prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountain or high mountain
Chromosomal number 2n=24 (2x)
Description Plants ca. 40cm tall. Leaves 6-10cm long, non hair. Flowers pink perianths each 6-6.5cm long, flowering in June to August. Perennial plants.
Reference Lilium rubellum Baker
Introgression of Lilium Rubellum Baker Chromosomes into L. Longiflorum Thunb.: A Genome Painting Study of the F1 Hybrid, BC1 and BC2 Progenies



May 2006
at montane forest
May 2006
at montane forest
May 2006
at montane forest