Cardiocrinum cordatum | |
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Cardiocrinum cordatum [1] | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Cardiocrinum |
Species: | C. cordatum
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Binomial name | |
Cardiocrinum cordatum (Thunb.) Makino
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Synonyms [2] | |
Synonymy
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Cardiocrinum cordatum, also known as Turep in the Ainu Languages, is a Northeast Asian species of plants in the lily family. It is native to Japan and to certain Russian islands in the Sea of Okhotsk ( Sakhalin, Kuril Islands). [2] [3] [4] [5]
Because of its large, showy flowers, Cardiocrinum cordatum is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental in regions outside its native range, though not as frequently as the related C. giganteum. [6] [7]
The Ainu, a group indigenous to Hokkaido, harvested the bulbs. Starch was extracted and used to create a form of dumpling. [8]
The plant has reportedly become naturalized in the State of Maryland in the eastern United States. [2] [9] [10]