Maianthemum dilatatum - Maianthemum dilatatum

Japanese: マイヅルソウ(舞鶴草) - マイヅルソウ（英語表記）Maianthemum dilatatum

A perennial plant of the lily family. Along with its closely related relative, Lilium longiflorum, it is widely distributed in the cool temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere, and in Japan it grows in colonies in the alpine and subalpine zones of Hokkaido and Honshu. The underground stems are long and slender, spreading close to the ground surface. The stems are 8-25 cm tall, with one leaf on non-flowering stems and two leaves on inflorescence-bearing stems. The leaves are ovate-cordate, acute-headed, hairless on both sides, and the cells on the edges are rounded and swollen, giving them a wavy appearance. From May to July, the plant produces a raceme at the end of the stem, which produces small white flowers. It has four tepals and four stamens. The berries are small and globular, ripening to red.

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Japanese:

ユリ科の多年草。ごく近縁のヒメマイヅルソウとともに北半球の冷温帯に広い分布をもち，日本では北海道，本州の高山帯，亜高山帯に群落をなして生える。地下茎は細長く地表近くに広がる。茎は高さ8～25cmあり，花のつかない茎には1葉，花序のつく茎には2葉がつく。葉は卵心形，鋭頭，両面に毛がなく，縁の細胞が丸くふくれて波状にみえる。5～7月に，茎の先に総状花序をつけ，白色の小さい花をつける。花被片4枚，おしべ4本。液果は小球形で赤く熟する。

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