Hemerocallis middendorffii var. musashiensis




Family Hemerocallidaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer var. musashiensis Hiyama
Synonyms Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer var. esculenta (Koizumi) Ohwi forma musashiensis Hiyama
Common name (Japanese common name) musashino kisuge (ムサシノキスゲ, 武蔵野黄萓 [meaning: Musashino yellow day-lily (Musashino = an old name of Kanto region)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (only western area of Tokyo City)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Lowland forest edge
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Leaves ca. 60-90cm long, ca. 10-20mm wide. Scapes electing 60-120cm tall. Flowers yellow perianths ca. 7cm, flowering in May (mainly in mid May). Perennial plants.
Reference Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautv. & C. A. Mey.



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