White twisted-stalk, for the type
Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. var. papillatus Ohwi
[Liliaceae]
Oobatakeshimaran (オオバタケシマラン, 大葉竹縞蘭)
Life form: deciduous perennial forb < 100 cm tall
Distribution: China - northern Japan - North America
Habitat: wet sites
Seed dispersal: producing red fruits that are carried by animals
Streptopus Michx. in Japan
S. amplexifolius (L.) DC. (オオバタケシマラン, s.l.)
var. papillatus Ohwi (オオバタケシマラン)
S. ovalis (Ohwi) F. T. Wang et Ts. Tang (コンゴウソウ)
S. streptopoides (Ledeb.) Frye et Rigg
subsp. japonicus (Maxim.) Utech et Kawano (タケシマラン)
f. atrocarpus (Koidz.) Makino et Nemoto (クロミノタケシマラン)
subsp. streptopoides (ヒメタケシマラン)
var. koreanus (Kom.) Kitam. (オタケシマラン)
Streptopus amplexifolius in Hokkaido
var. papillatus
[Left to right] From the top. From the front. From the bottom. Close to a giant oak in a forest dominated by Quercus mongolica var. grosseserrata at Wassamu Town on June 13 2011.