Hosta longipes (Franch. & Sav.) Matsum.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Hosta

Characteristics

A clump forming herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Usually found growing on trees or rocks in the wild.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 1-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-6

Usage

The sourish leaves are cooked and eaten. As a side dish they are seasoned with soy sauce and toasted sesame oil.
Uses environmental use oil
Edible leaves stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Hosta longipes unspecified picture

Distribution

Hosta longipes world distribution map, present in Japan and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77177118-1
WFO ID wfo-0000663169
COL ID 6MCVM
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Hosta tortifrons Hosta sparsa Hosta tardiflora Funkia longipes Funkia tardiflora Hosta longipes f. alba Hosta longipes f. hypoglauca Hosta longipes f. viridipes Hosta leptophylla Hosta longipes var. vulgata Hosta longipes var. alba Hosta sieboldiana var. longipes Hosta longipes var. lancea Niobe japonica var. tardiflora Hosta lancifolia var. tardiflora Hosta japonica var. tardiflora Hosta longipes

Lower taxons

Hosta longipes var. gracillima Hosta longipes var. latifolia Hosta longipes var. aequinoctiiantha Hosta longipes var. caduca Hosta longipes var. longipes