Polygonatum odoratum (Polygonatum odoratum)

Japanese: アマドコロ(甘野老) - アマドコロ（英語表記）Polygonatum odoratum

A perennial plant of the lily family, widely distributed in the temperate zone of East Asia. It is commonly found in mountains and grasslands throughout Japan. It has a long underground rhizome, from which above-ground stems emerge. The base of the stem is erect, but the upper half is slanted, ridged and angular. The leaves are 8-15 cm long, elliptical, alternate, and white on the underside. Variegated varieties are often seen. In spring, one or two greenish-white bell-shaped flowers hang from the leaf axils. The fruit is a spherical berry that ripens to a black color. A similar species is the narcissus lily, P. falcatum , but it can be distinguished by the fact that it has many flowers (3-4 per axil) and a round stem.

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Japanese:

ユリ科の多年草で，東アジアの温帯に広く分布する。日本全域の山地や草原に普通にみられる。地下に長く走る根茎があり，その節から地上茎を出す。茎の基部は直立するが，上半部は斜めになり，稜があって角張る。葉は長さ8～15cmの楕円形で互生し，裏面は白色を帯びる。斑 (ふ) 入りのものもしばしば見かける。春に，葉腋から1～2個の緑白色鐘形の花を垂下する。果実は球形の液果で黒く熟する。よく似た別種にナルコユリ P. falcatumがあるが，各葉腋につく花が3～4個と多く，茎が丸い点で区別できる。

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