PLANTS Profile for Hosta lancifolia (narrowleaf plantain lily)

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PLANTS Profile

Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.
narrowleaf plantain lily

Symbol:

HOLA3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

Hosta japonica

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Japan, Tokyo. Usage Requirements.

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Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

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Synonyms:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

	ALJA3	Aletris japonica Thunb.
	ALJA4	Aletris japonica Houtt., nom. obsc.
	HEJA2	Hemerocallis japonica (Thunb.) Thunb. 1784, non Thunb. 1794
	HELA13	Hemerocallis lancifolia Thunb.
	HOJA2	Hosta japonica (Thunb.) Voss, nom. ambig., non Tratt.
	NIJA2	Niobe japonica (Thunb.) Nash

Distribution:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.


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USA (CT, IL, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA)

Related Taxa:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 4 species in Hosta

Classification:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Hosta Tratt. – plantain lily
Species	Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl. – narrowleaf plantain lily

Introduced Information:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Hosta lancifolia (Thunb.) Engl.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42951.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:13 PM CDT