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Hemerocallis dumortieri (Dumortier's daylily)

Synonyms: Hemerocallis dumortieri f. violacea (homotypic); Hemerocallis rutilans; Hemerocallis sieboldii (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Hemerocallis esculenta, (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, Russia and China. Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the highlands of Japan in large groups.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Hazards [2]  Large quantities of the leaves are said to be hallucinogenic. Blanching the leaves removes this hallucinatory component; (This report does not make clear what it means by blanching, it could be excluding light from the growing shoots or immersing in boiling water;)
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Scent [2]  The flowers are sweetly scented.
Usage [2]  The tough dried foliage is plaited into cord and used for making footwear; Plants form a slowly spreading clump and are suitable for ground cover when spaced about 45cm apart each way; The dead leaves should be left on the ground in the winter to ensure effective cover;
Height [2]  18 inches (0.45 m)
Width [2]  24 inches (0.6 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Changbai Mountain Nature Reserve V 619089 Jilin, China  

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0