Lilium maculatum

Botanical Description

Lilium maculatum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 20 - 80cm tall[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is cultivated as a food crop in Japak, Korea and northern China, and also as a medicinal plant in China. It is widely grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its large flowers