Maianthemum japonicum




Family Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Maianthemum japonicum (A. Gray) LaFrankie
Synonyms Smilacina hirta Maximovicz; Smilacina japonica A. Gray; Smilacina japonica A. Gray var. mandshurica Maximowicz; Smilacina rossii (Baker) Maximowicz; Smilacina trinervis Miyabe & Kudô; Tovaria japonica (A. Gray) Baker; Tovaria rossii Baker
Common name (Japanese common name) yuki-zasa (ユキザサ, 雪笹 [meaning: snow bamboo])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number 2n=36
Description Plants 20-60cm long. Leaves 6-13cm long, hairy. Flowers pedicels 2-3mm long, 6 white perianths each 3-4mm long, flowering in May to July. Fruits 5-7mm, seeds 3.5mm. Perennial plants.
References Maianthemum japonicum (A. Gray) LaFrankie
Safening method (US Patent 20070021303)



May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
May 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



May 2007
at my home
May 2007
at my home