Black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis) - Black lily (English spelling) Fritillaria camtschatcensis; Kamchatka lily

Japanese: クロユリ(黒百合) - クロユリ（英語表記）Fritillaria camtschatcensis; Kamchatka lily

A perennial plant of the genus Fritillaria in the family Liliaceae. Although it is called lily, it is not a lily. It has been the source of many legends since ancient times, and is highly valued as an alpine plant. It grows in alpine grasslands from central Honshu northward, but also grows in colonies on the coasts from Hokkaido northward. The bulbs are white and oblate, 1.5-3 cm in diameter. The stems are erect and 20-30 cm tall, with 4-5 leaves arranged in 2-3 tiers in the middle, and several leaves arranged alternately at the top. The leaves are lanceolate, 5-8 cm long, without petioles, and slightly blunt at the tips. In July, a single broad bell-shaped flower hangs downward at the top of the stem. It is about 3 cm long, dark purple, and has a certain odor. It is distributed from Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, and the Ussuri region to Alaska, and its bulbs are used as food by indigenous people. Plants in this genus include Fritillaria or Fritillaria japonica.

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Japanese:

ユリ科バイモ属の多年草。ユリの名はあるがユリ属ではない。古くからいろいろな伝説を生み，また高山植物として珍重されている。本州中部以北の高山草地に生えるが，北海道以北では海岸などにも群落をつくる。鱗茎は直径 1.5～3cmの白色扁球形。茎は直立し高さ 20～30cmで，なかほどには4～5枚の葉が2～3段輪生し，上部では数枚の葉が互生する。葉は披針形で長さ5～8cm，葉柄はなく先端はやや鈍い。7月頃，茎頂に広い鐘形の花を1個下向きにつける。長さ 3cm内外となり，暗紫色で一種の臭みがある。カムチャツカ，千島，サハリン，ウスリー地方からアラスカにまで分布し，鱗茎は先住民の食用に利用される。この属の植物にはバイモ，コバイモなどがある。

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