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Heloniopsis orientalis(family: Liliaceae)

Japanese name: Syoujyou-bakama

This plant grows at moisture place or along the mountain stream. Japanese name Syoujyou-bakama(orangutan-pleated_skirt) is from that the colour of this flower looks like the face-colour of orangutan and its radical leaf is like pleated skirt. There is another meaning of Syoujyou and hakama, Syoujyou is heavy dranker, and hakama is sheath.

My observation records:

03/Apr/'99 Ena Gifu-pref blooming
22/Mar/'99 Imou-bog Aichi-pref bloomong
29/Mar/'98 Imou-bog Aichi-pref partially blooming(a little bit late)
21/Mar/'98 Atumi-peninsula Aichi-pref partially bloom
12/Apr/'97 Kaisyo-forest Aichi-pref full blooming in colony