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Lycoris radiata (L'Hér.) Herb.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Lycoris (L'Hér.) Herb. (ヒガンバナ)
Higanbana (ヒガンバナ, 彼岸花), red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower or equinox flower
Manjusyage (マンジュシャゲ, 曼珠沙華)
Lifeform: bulbous perennial herb
Origin: China - ancient exotic to Japan (south to Kanto District)
Habitat: sites affected by human activities, such as artificial grasslands, railsides, roadsides, river banks and gravesite
Chromosome number: 2n = 22 (infertile when 33)
Use: gardening and ornamental
var. kazukoana N. Yonez. (ワラベノカンザシ)
var. pumila Grey (シナヒガンバナ)
f. bicolor N. Yonez. (ニシキヒガンバナ)
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Lycoris radiata in Japan


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[1-4] along an unpaved road in Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022. [5] in the garden of To-ji Temple, Kyoto, on September 18 2022.

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