Nogiran - Nogiran

Japanese: ノギラン - のぎらん
Nogiran - Nogiran
A perennial plant of the lily family (illustration) that commonly grows in sunny grasslands. It is widely distributed from Hokkaido to Kyushu, but is known only from southern Sakhalin outside of Japan, making it a semi-endemic species of Japan. The flower stalk is 15-55 cm tall and often sparsely branched. In July and August, numerous white flowers bloom in somewhat dense racemes. The basal leaves are very similar to those of Japanese lily, so it is easy to mistake them for Japanese lily when there are no flowers. The plant body of the Japanese lily contains a saponin called methanin, which is used for medicinal purposes.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
日当りのよい草地に普通に生えるユリ科の多年草(イラスト)。北海道から九州まで広く分布するが,国外では南サハリンから知られているのみで,日本の準固有種である。花茎は高さ15~55cmで,しばしばまばらに分枝する。7~8月に,白色でやや密な総状花序に多数の花をつける。根生する葉はショウジョウバカマによく似ていて,花がないときにはまちがえやすい。ノギランの植物体にはメタニンmethaninと呼ばれるサポニンが含まれ,薬用に利用される。

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