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. |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
July 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
early March 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
late March 2009 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |