Lilium medeoloides




Family Liliaceae
Subfamily Lilioideae
Tribe Lilieae
Scientific name Lilium medeoloides A.Gray
Synonyms Lilium distichum Nakai, Lilium avenaceum Fisch.
Common name (Japanese common name) kuruma-yuri (クルマユリ, 車百合 [meaning: wheel lily])
(English common name) wheel lily
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido,Honshu (except Chugoku resion), Shikoku (Tsurugi mountain)
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China
Habitat Subalpine mountaine fields
Chromosomal number 2n=24
Description Plants electing 70-10cm tall. Leaves 6-20 verticillate (upper leaves alternate), each 7-15cm long. Flowers scarlet perianths each 3-4.5cm long, flowering in July to August. Fruits 1.5-2cm long. Perennial plants..
Reference Lilium medeoloides A. Gray
Lilium medeoloides A.Gray



Augst 2006
at Mt. Yunomaru
Augst 2006
at Mt. Yunomaru