Japanese name: エゾスカシユリ(蝦夷透百合) Scientific name:Lilium pensylvanicum
[Overview]
A perennial 20–90 cm tall, growing on sandy ground along the coast.
It has a white bulb underground that is not bitter.
The stem is angled.
Unlike Sukashi-yuri, there are few papillate projections on the lower part of the stem.
The leaves are simple, alternate, densely arranged, lanceolate, with entire margins.
The leaves are thick and glossy on the upper surface.
The leaves have no stalk.
A raceme at the top of the stem bears one to several flowers that open facing upward.
The flowers are cup-shaped.
The tepals are orange-red, with reddish brown spots on the inner surface.
There are gaps between the tepals.
The fruit is a capsule.