Trillium smallii




Family Melanthiaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Trillium smallii Maximovicz
Synonyms Trillium apetalon Makino; Trillium smallii Maximovicz var. apetalon (Makino) Takeda
Common name (Japanese common name) enrei-sou (エンレイソウ, 延齢草 [meaning: longevity weed])
(English common name) Japanese trillium
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Sakhalin)
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=20
Description Leaves 6-16cm long. Plants 20-40cm tall. Flowers 2-3cm across, calyx lobes 12-25mm, flowering in April to May. Fruits 1-2cm across, seeds 2.5mm long. Perennial plants.
References Trillium smallii Maxim.
Remedies (US Patent 20060039998)



March 2006
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
March 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture
March 2007
at mountane forest
in Niigata Prefecture