Japanese toad lily

Japanese toad lily
	Japanese toad lily ( Tricyrtis hirta )
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Lily-like (Liliales)
Family :	Lily family (Liliaceae)
Subfamily :	Calochortoideae
Genre :	Tricyrtis
Type :	Japanese toad lily
Scientific name
	Tricyrtis hirta
	( Thunb. ) Hook.

The Japanese toad lily ( Tricyrtis hirta , Syn. : Tricyrtis japonica ), and Japan Toad Lily , Tiger Star or Borstige Krötenlilie called, is a kind from the family of the lily family (Liliaceae).

description

Japanese Krötenlilie is an upright prone to weakly growing perennial herbaceous plant can reach up to, the plant height of 100 centimeters. The stems are weakly branched, the pointed leaves are hairy.

The one to three star- to funnel-shaped flowers reach a diameter of up to 5 centimeters, are in clusters and grow from the leaf axils. The bracts are 2.5 to 3 inches long, of a white base color and speckled with purple dots. The flowering period extends from September to October.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 24-26.

distribution

Tricyrtis hirta is native to Japan and the eastern parts of Asia .

Taxonomy

Tricyrtis hirta (Thunb.) Hook. has the synonyms Uvularia hirta Thunb. , Tricyrtis japonica Miq. and Compsoa hirta (Thunb.) Kuntze .

photos

plant
Blossom from above
Blossom from the side

literature

Leo Jelitto, Wilhelm Schacht: The outdoor ornamental perennials. Manual and lexicon of garden perennials. Volume 2: I to Z. Newly edited by Hans Simon. 5th, completely revised edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3265-6 , p. 904.
Gordon Cheers (Ed.): Botanica. The ABC of plants. 10,000 species in text and images . Könemann, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-8331-1600-5 , p. 896.

Individual evidence

^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Tricyrtis. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 1, 2016.

Web links

Commons : Japanese toad lily ( Tricyrtis hirta ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Tricyrtis (toad lilies) - website with information on care, reproduction and various species

[Tropicos-1] Tropicos. [1]

[WCSP-2] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Tricyrtis. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved October 1, 2016.