Family | Hemerocallidaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
Scientific name | Hemerocallis minor Miller |
Synonyms | Hemerocallis flava (L.) L. var. minor (Miller) M. Hotta; Hemerocallis graminea Andrews; Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus subsp. minor (Miller) Z. T. Xiong |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hosoba ki-suge (ホソバキスゲ, 細葉黄萓 [meaning: narrow leaved yellow daylily]) |
(English common name) dwarf yellow daylily, grass-leaf daylily, small daylily | |
Distribution | (Japan) garden plants |
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
Description | Leaves 20-70cm long. Scapes 50-80cm tall. Flowers lemon yellow perianths each ca. 5-6cm long, flowering in daytime or nighttime in June to July. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Hemerocallis minor Mill. |
Hemerocallis minor Miller | |
Hemerocallis minor Mill. | |
Note | Hemerocallis minor Miller is not native to Japan, and has been cultivated in some places. |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |