Tricyrtis hirta

Tricyrtis hirta (ほととぎすそう, Hototogisu-sou), the toad lily or hairy toad lily, is a Japanese species of hardy herbaceous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae.[1]

Tricyrtis hirta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Tricyrtis
Species:
T. hirta
Binomial name
Tricyrtis hirta
Synonyms[1]
  • Uvularia hirta Thunb.
  • Compsoa hirta (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Tricyrtis japonica Miq.
  • Tricyrtis clinata J.F.Macbr.

It is found growing on shaded rocky cliffs and stream banks in central and southern Japan. Leaves are large and wide, clasping around the stem. The flowers are whitish to pale purple with dark purple spots.[2][3]

Varieties[1]
  • Tricyrtis hirta var. hirta - central and southern Japan
  • Tricyrtis hirta var. masamunei (Makino) Masam - Kyushu

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Aniśko, Tomasz; Tomasz Anisko (2008). When perennials bloom: an almanac for planning and planting. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-88192-887-7.
  3. Hooker, William Jackson 1863. Botanical Magazine 89: plate 5355 + two subsequent text pages color illustration, descriptions in English + Latin, commentary in English


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