Tricyrtis stolonifera
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Tricyrtis stolonifera Matsum. (Toad Lily) is a hardy perennial in the family
Liliaceae
that is native to Taiwan
, typically growing in thickets and roadsides. The flowers have light purple tepals with purple spots, sometimes with whitish yellow at the base, blooming June-July.
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 Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, typically growing in thickets and roadsides. The flowers have light purple tepals with purple spots, sometimes with whitish yellow at the base, blooming June-July.