Fritillaria

Japanese: バイモ

Native to China, this perennial plant of the lily family is planted in gardens and sometimes grows wild. The stem is 30-80cm tall. The leaves grow in several tiers of 2-3, linear lanceolate, and 7-15cm long. The tips of the leaves are long and pointed, and the upper leaves curl like tendrils. In April and May, the plant produces several bell-shaped flowers, about 4cm in diameter, at the top of the stem, facing downward. The six pale green tepals have purple net patterns on the inside, so it is also called morel lily. The bulbs have two opposing scales that form a shell shape, and are used for medicinal purposes. The closely related Fritillaria japonica is smaller overall, and the tips of the leaves do not form tendrils.

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Japanese:

中国原産で，庭などに植えられ，ときに野生化するユリ科の多年草。茎は高さ30〜80cm。葉は２〜３枚ずつ数段になってつき，線状披針形で長さ７〜15cm。葉の先は長くとがり，上部の葉では巻きひげ状に巻く。４〜５月，茎頂に径4cm内外，鐘形の花を数個，下向きにつける。６枚の淡緑色の花被片には内面に紫色の網紋があるためアミガサユリともいう。鱗茎は２枚の鱗片が相対して貝殻状，薬用となる。近縁のコバイモは全体に小さく，葉の先は巻きひげ状にならない。

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