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Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (synonym Hemerocallis esculenta)[1] known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) is a perennial plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae. It is native to Japan.[1] Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the highlands of Japan in large groups.[2][3]
Distribution
Some of the places where nikkōkisuge grows include:[4]
- Kirifuri Highland, Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture
- Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture
- Lake Oguni, Fukushima Prefecture
- Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
- Ozegahara, in Gunnma Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture Prefectures
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Nikkōkisuge in the Shiga Highlands, Nagano Prefecture
References
- ^ a b c "Hemerocallis middendorffii var. esculenta (Koidz.) Ohwi". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Nikkōkisuge (in Japanese)
- ^ Nikkōkisuge in Lake Nozori, Gunma Prefecture
- ^ Famous Places Where the Nikkōkisuge Grows Archived 2014-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
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