Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium japonicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium japonicum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a rather slender, leafy stem around 50 - 100cm 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 and medicine, and as a source of materials for cosmetics.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan.

HabitatThickets on hills and low mountains[ 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. ] in rich loose woodland soil, often amongst dwarf bamboo, 300 - 900 metres[ 143 Title Lilies - Their Culture and Management. Publication Author Woodcock. and Coutts. Publisher Country Life Year 1935 ISBN - Description A classic, but dated. Deals with the genus Lilium. ].