| Family | Nartheciaceae (also placed in Liliaceae) |
| Scientific name | Aletris foliata (Maximowicz) Bureau & Franchet |
| Synonyms | Metanarthecium foliatum Maximovicz |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) nebari-nogi-ran (ネバリノギラン, 粘芒蘭 [sticky nogi-ran (nogi-ran = Aletris luteoviridis (syn. Metanarthecium luteo-viride))]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea | |
| Habitat | (Hokkaido) fields in sea levael to mountane area; (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) fields in high mountains |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=52 |
| Description | Leaves 5-25cm long, 8-20mm wide. Scapes 30-50cm tall. Flowers inflorescences 3-11cm long, pedicels 1mm long, bracts 5-15mm long, yellow green corollas 6-7mm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 6mm long, seeds 0.8mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Aletris glabra Bureau & Franchet |
| Extraction of steroidal materials from vegetable materials (US Patent 3620919/1971) | |
| Feed for poultry (US Patent 4128640/1978) | |
| Cleansing articles for skin and/or hair which also deposit skin care actives (US Patent 6338855/2002) | |
| Pre-formed, self-adhesive sheet devices suitable for topical application (WIPO Patent WO/2001/001933) | |
| Skin care compositions including Hexapeptide complexes and methods of their manufacture (WIPO Patent WO/2007/102957) | |
| New catechol derivative and 5-Lipoxygenase inhibitor containing the same as active component (Japanese Patent JP09157206/1997) | |
| Note | Flora of China has suggested that Aletris foliata (Maximowicz) Bureau & Franchet is a synonym of Aletris glabra Bureau & Franchet. |
| July 2008 at Mt. Haruna |
July 2008 at Mt. Haruna |
July 2008 at Mt. Haruna |
| July 2008 at Mt. Haruna |
July 2008 at Mt. Haruna |