Angular Solomon's seal, for the type
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce
var. maximowiczii (Fr. Schmidt) Koidz.
[Liliaceae]
Ooamadokoro (オオアマドコロ, 大甘野老)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: Ussuri - Sakhalin - northern Japan - southern Kuril
Habitat: forest floor
Seed dispersal: animal
Synonyms
Polygonatum maximowiczii Fr. Schmidt
Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce
P. odoratum (Mill.) Druce: the type, not in Japan
- var. maximowiczii (Fr. Schm.) Koidz. (オオアマドコロ): flower = 2-25. cm long, < 100 cm high
- var. pluriflorum (Miq.) Ohwi (アマドコロ): flower = 1.5-2 cm long, < 60 cm high
- var. thunbergii (Morr. et Decne.) Hara (ヤマアマドコロ)
Polygonatum odoratum var. maximowiczii in Hokkaido
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[1] from the bottom, showing fruits in Teshio Experimental Forest, Hokkaido Univ., northern Japan, on September 13 2010. [2] close-up of inflorescences at Yachidamo Park (Yachidamo = Fraxinus mandshurica), N28W4, West Ward, Sapporo, on May 31 2011. [3] from the side. [4] from the top. [3-4] in Teshio Experimental Forest on June 15 2011.