''Hemerocallis middendorffii'' var. ''esculenta'' (synonym ''Hemerocallis esculenta'') known as nikkōkisuge or zenteika (in Japanese: 日光黄菅 or 禅庭花) is a

perennial plant In horticulture, the term perennial (''wikt:per-#Prefix, per-'' + ''wikt:-ennial#Suffix, -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annual plant, annuals and biennial plant, biennials. It has thus been d ...

belonging to the family

Asphodelaceae Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...

. It is native to Japan. Its yellow flower blooms in early summer, especially in the

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of Japan in large groups.

Distribution

Some of the places where ''nikkōkisuge'' grows include:Famous Places Where the Nikkōkisuge Grows
(in Japanese) * Kirifuri Highland,

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* Numappara Shitsugen (Wetland), Nasushiobara,

* Lake Oguni,

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* Lake Nozori,

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, in Gunnma Prefecture,

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and

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Prefectures

References

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