Hosta longipes

Family	Agavaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name	Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura
Synonyms	Funkia longipes Franchet & Savatier; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) L. H. Bailey; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura forma alba (Nakai) T.B.Lee; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. alba Nakai; Hosta longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura var. vulgata (Maekawa) W. G. Schmid and G. S. Daniels; Hosta sieboldiana Engler var. longipes (Franchet & Savatier) Matsumura
Common name	(Japanese common name) iwa-giboushi (イワギボウシ, 岩擬宝珠 [meaning: rock giboushi (giboushi = a traditional metal ornament of bridges)])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (Kanto region, Central region)
	(Other nations) none
Habitat	Mountane wet forest or rocks
Chromosomal number	2n=60
Description	Leaves 10-13cm long. Scapes ca. 30cm tall. Flowers white or pale purple corollas, flowering in August to September. Perennial plants.
Reference	Hosta longipes (Franch. & Sav.) L. H. Bailey
	Hosta longipes (Franch. & Sav.) Matsum.
	The H. longipes Complex PArt 1
	The H. longipes Complex PArt 2
	Register of Hosta Species and their Nomenclature Part 2
	Habitat and water economy of Japanese Hosta
	Steroidal Saponins from the Underground Parts of Hosta longipes and Their Inhibitory Activity on Tumor Promoter-Induced Phospholipid Metabolism
	The use of steroid saponin compounds to prevent senility, and novel steroid saponin compounds (European Patent Application EP1024146/2000)
Note	Endemic to Japan.
	There are many artificial hybrids.

September 2009 at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden	September 2009 at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden	September 2009 at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden

September 2009 at Mt. Takao Wild Plants Garden