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Hemerocallis plicata Stapf

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Hemerocallis

Characteristics

Plants 40--80 cm tall. Roots slightly fleshy, with large, oblong, swollen, tuberous part near tip 0.8--1.5 × 2.5--5 cm. Leaves linear, 45--50 cm × 6--8 mm, usually folded, base surrounded by fibrous remains of older leaves. Scape nearly as long as leaves, hollow or solid; main axis distinct; sterile bracts linear, long. Inflorescence branches 3--7; helicoidal cymes 2-or 3-flowered, with 1 cyme usually oppositely branched, 2--20-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 0.5--2.5 cm × 5--7 mm. Pedicel 2--6 cm. Flowers small, opening during day. Perianth orange; tube 1.5--2.5 cm; segments 4--5.5 × 1--1.4 cm. Filaments 3--3.5 cm; anthers 3--4 mm. Capsule unknown. Fl. Jul--Sep.
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A herb. It grows 40-80 cm high. The roots are slightly fleshy with large swollen tubers near the tip. These are 0.8-1.5 cm long and 2.5-5 cm wide. The leaves are narrow and 45-50 cm long by 6-8 mm wide. They are usually folded and the base is surrounded by the fibrous remains of older leaves. The flowering stalk has 3-7 branches with groups of 2-3 flowers and one with 2-20 flowers. The flowers are small and open during the day. They are orange.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Sub-alpine woods and alpine meadows. Pinus forests, forest margins, thinly forested hilltops and grassy slopes; at elevations from 1,500-3,200 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in pine forest and on thinly forested hilltops between 1500-3200 m altitude in S China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots shoots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 49
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Hemerocallis plicata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:536360-1
WFO ID wfo-0000655464
COL ID 3KKXT
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hemerocallis plicata
WorldFloraDB 2024