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Tricyrtis hirta (ほととぎすそう, Hototogisu-sou), the toad lily or hairy toad lily, is a Japanese species of hardy herbaceous perennial plant in the lily family Liliaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Genus: | Tricyrtis |
| Species: | T. hirta
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It is found growing on shaded rocky cliffs and stream banks in central and southern Japan. Leaves are large and wide, clasping around the stem. The flowers are whitish to pale purple with dark purple spots.[2][3]
- Varieties[1]
- Tricyrtis hirta var. hirta - central and southern Japan
- Tricyrtis hirta var. masamunei (Makino) Masam - Kyushu
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Tricyrtis hirta by Abraham Jacobus Wendel, 1868
References edit
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Aniśko, Tomasz; Tomasz Anisko (2008). When perennials bloom: an almanac for planning and planting. Portland, Or: Timber Press. p. 451. ISBN 978-0-88192-887-7.
- ^ Hooker, William Jackson 1863. Botanical Magazine 89: plate 5355 + two subsequent text pages color illustration, descriptions in English + Latin, commentary in English
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