Barnardia japonica (Thunb.) Schult. & Schult.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Barnardia

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The bulb must be soaked for a long time and boiled until it is very thoroughly cooked.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -29
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Barnardia japonica leaf picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Barnardia japonica flower picture by Kenneth Parker (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Barnardia japonica world distribution map, present in Chile, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531694-1
WFO ID wfo-0000761284
COL ID KS2M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Loncomelos japonicum Barnardia japonica Simira japonica Scilla thunbergii Barnardia japonica Ornithogalum japonicum Scilla thunbergii var. pulchella Scilla scilloides var. pulchella Scilla chinensis var. mounsei Scilla scilloides f. albiflora Scilla chinensis f. alba Scilla chinensis Scilla japonica Scilla scilloides var. scilloides

Lower taxons

Barnardia japonica var. litoralis Barnardia japonica var. major Barnardia japonica var. japonica