Amur day-lily
Hemerocallis middendorffii Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
Hemerocallis middendorffii, known as Amur day-lily, is a species in the Asphodelaceae family. It is native to the Russian Far East, northwest China, Korea, and Japan. It grows in meadows, mountain slopes, open woods, and scrub. It is cultivated in Asia for its edible flowers.
Description
Hemerocallis middendorffii, known as Amur day-lily, is a species in the subfamily Hemerocallidoideae of the Asphodelaceae family within the order Asparagales. It is native to the Russian Far East, northwest China, Korea, and Japan. The plant is found in a range of habitats including meadows, mountain slopes, open woods, and scrub. It is also cultivated in parts of Asia, where its flowers are used as food. The species was first described in 1856 by Trautv. & C.A.Mey.
Other common names
Amur day-lilyMiddendorff's day-lilyAmur daylily
Distribution
Amur · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Inner Mongolia · Japan · Khabarovsk · Korea · Kuril Is. · Manchuria · Primorye · Sakhalin
Synonyms
Hemerocallis dumortieri subsp. middendorffiiHemerocallis dumortieri var. middendorffii
