Polygonatum falcatum




Family Ruscaceae (also placed in Liliaceae)
Scientific name Polygonatum falcatum A. Gray
Synonyms none
Common name (Japanese common name) naruko-yuri (ナルコユリ, 鳴子百合 [meaning: clapper lily])
(English common name) dwarf Solomon's seal
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Mountane forest, forest edge or fields
Chromosomal number 2n=18, 20
Description Plants 50-130cm, non edge, non hair. Leaves 10-20cm long, non hair on surface. Flowers white perianths each 19-22mm long, flowering in May to June. Fruits 7-10mm, seeds 3mm. Perennial plants.
References Polygonatum falcatum A. Gray
Note Polygonatum humile and Polygonatum odoratum have been often mistakenly (and sometimes intentionally or falsefully) sold as Polygonatum falcatum.



June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba



June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
(plants in left hand = P. macranthum)
June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba
June 2007
at Mt. Tsukuba