Tsumatorisou - Tsumatorisou

Japanese: ツマトリソウ - つまとりそう
Tsumatorisou - Tsumatorisou

A perennial plant of the Primulaceae family (APG classification: Primulaceae). It spreads by extending thin underground stems, and often grows in colonies. The stem is 10 to 15 centimeters tall. The leaves are long and thin, about 5 centimeters long, and several of them grow alternately at the top of the stem, with the lower leaves being slightly smaller. In early summer, a thin stalk appears in the upper leaf axil, and a single flower about 2 centimeters in diameter opens upward. Two or three flowers grow on each plant, and the corolla is white and deeply divided into seven lobes, and the tip is sometimes bordered with a slightly pale pink color, hence the name Tsumatorisou. There are seven stamens, one pistil, and seven-lobed calyx. It grows in semi-shaded areas in forests, and is widely distributed in the subalpine zones of Hokkaido, Honshu north of the Chubu region, Shikoku, and cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including North America and Europe. The plant and flowers are cute, and it is popular among mountain plant lovers. It is grown in partial shade in summer. It is classified in the Atractylodes genus, but is sometimes included in the Lycoris genus.

[Tsuneo Torii March 22, 2021]

Tsumatorisou
It grows in colonies in subalpine forests, and in June and July, it produces thin stalks in the upper leaf axils, and a single white flower opens upward. The corolla is deep and has seven lobes. ©Shogakukan Photo by Hiroshi Okada ">

Tsumatorisou


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

サクラソウ科(APG分類:サクラソウ科)の多年草。細い地下茎を伸ばして繁殖し、多くは群生する。茎は高さ10~15センチメートル。葉は細長く長さ約5センチメートル、茎の上部に数枚接するように互生し、下方の葉はやや小形である。初夏、上方の葉腋(ようえき)に細い柄を出し、径約2センチメートルの花を1個上向きに開く。1株に2、3個つき、花冠は白色で深く7裂し、先端の周辺がやや淡紅色に縁どられることがあるので、ツマトリソウの名がついた。雄しべは7本、雌しべは1本、萼(がく)は7裂する。林内の半樹陰地に生え、北海道、中部地方以北の本州、四国の亜高山帯、および北アメリカ、ヨーロッパまで北半球の寒冷地に広く分布する。草姿と花がかわいらしく、山草愛好者が好む。夏は半日陰で育てる。ツマトリソウ属に分類されるが、オカトラノオ属に含まれることもある。

[鳥居恒夫 2021年3月22日]

ツマトリソウ
亜高山帯の林内に群生し、6~7月、上方の葉腋に細い柄を出し、白色花を1個上向きに開く。花冠は深く7裂する©Shogakukan 撮影/岡田 博">

ツマトリソウ


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