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Hosta sieboldii

Hosta sieboldii, the small-leaved plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Sakhalin, the Kurils, and Japan. A number of cultivars are available.

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Hosta sieboldii
At the botanical garden of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hosta
Species:
H. sieboldii
Binomial name
Hosta sieboldii
(Paxton) J.W.Ingram
Synonyms1
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    • Funkia albomarginata Hook.
    • Hosta albomarginata (Hook.) Ohwi
    • Hosta atropurpurea Nakai
    • Hosta calliantha Araki
    • Hosta campanulata Araki
    • Hosta clavata F.Maek.
    • Hosta decorata L.H.Bailey
    • Hosta decorata f. albiflora J.Ohara
    • Hosta harunaensis Honda
    • Hosta ibukiensis Araki
    • Hosta intermedia (Makino) F.Maek.
    • Hosta okamii F.Maek.
    • Hosta opipara F.Maek.
    • Hosta rectifolia Nakai
    • Hosta rectifolia var. australis F.Maek. ex W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta sachalinensis Koidz.
    • Hosta sieboldii f. alba (Rob.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. albiflora (Tatew.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. angustifolia (Regel) W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta sieboldii f. atropurpurea (Nakai) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. campanulata (Araki) W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta sieboldii f. chionea (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii var. intermedia (Makino) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. kabitan (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. leucantha (Koji Ito) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. mediopicta (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. okamii (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. polycarpellata (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. pruinosa (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii var. rectifolia (Nakai) H.Hara
    • Hosta sieboldii f. spathulata (Miq.) W.G.Schmid
    • Hosta sieboldii f. subchrocea (F.Maek.) H.Hara
    • Hemerocallis albomarginata (Hook.) H.Vilm.

Hosta sieboldii, the small-leaved plantain lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Sakhalin, the Kurils, and Japan.12 A number of cultivars are available.3

References

References

  1. "Hosta sieboldii (Paxton) J.W.Ingram". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Hosta sieboldii small-leaved plantain lily". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. Grenfell, Diana; Shadrack, Michael (23 January 2010). The New Encyclopedia of Hostas. Timber Press. ISBN 9780881929607.