Tricyrtis hirta
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Tricyrtis hirta is a hardy perennial in the family
Liliaceae
that is native to Japan
, growing on shaded rocky cliffs and stream banks. The flowers are 2.5 cm (0.984251968503937 in) wide with six whitish to pale purple tepals that have dark purple spots.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
that is native to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, growing on shaded rocky cliffs and stream banks. The flowers are 2.5 cm (0.984251968503937 in) wide with six whitish to pale purple tepals that have dark purple spots.