Katakuri (Erythronium japonicum) - Dog's tooth violet

Japanese: カタクリ(片栗) - カタクリ(英語表記)Erythronium japonicum; dog's tooth violet
Katakuri (Erythronium japonicum) - Dog's tooth violet
A perennial plant of the lily family. It grows widely in mountains, fields and forests. The bulbs are oblong, about 5 cm long, and deep underground. In early spring, they produce flower stalks about 20 cm tall, with a single beautiful crimson-purple flower at the end, slanting downward. Two oblong leaves with purple spots grow in the middle of the stem. The starch contained in the bulbs is refined for food and medicinal purposes. It was once prized as a high-quality starch, and the name katakuriko (potato starch) remains to this day.

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Japanese:
ユリ科の多年草。広く山野や林の中に生える。鱗茎は長楕円形で長さ 5cmぐらい,地中深くにある。早春に,高さ 20cmぐらいの花茎を出し,先端に1個の紅紫色の花を斜め下向きにつけて美しい。茎の中部に紫斑のある2枚の長楕円形の葉をつける。鱗茎に含まれるデンプンを精製して食用,薬用とする。かつては良質のデンプンとして賞用され,片栗粉の名はいまも残る。

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