Disporum

Japanese: Disporum
Disporum

...A perennial plant of the lily family that commonly grows on the forest floor of temperate forests (illustration). It actively reproduces vegetatively through underground stems and often grows in colonies. Although it is a perennial plant, the parent plant dies in winter, and only the tip of the underground stem survives and produces an above-ground part the following year. This type of life form is called a pseudo-annual plant. The stem is 20-35 cm tall and usually does not branch. One or two white flowers grow at the end of the stem. The tepals are 12-16 mm long and have nectar glands at the base. The flowering season is May-June. The berries ripen in August-September and are black. ...

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Japanese:

…温帯林の林床に普通に生えるユリ科の多年草(イラスト)。地下茎による栄養繁殖をさかんに行い,しばしば群生する。多年草とはいっても冬には親個体は枯死し,地下茎の先端だけが生き残って翌年地上部を出す。このような生活形は擬似一年草と呼ばれている。茎は高さ20~35cmで,ふつう枝分れしない。茎の先に1~2個の白色の花をつける。花被片は長さ12~16mm,基部にみつ腺がある。花期は5~6月。漿果(しようか)は8~9月に熟し,黒色。…

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