Cardiocrinum cordatum
Species of flowering plant
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Cardiocrinum cordatum, known as turep in the Ainu languages, is a Northeast Asian species of plant in the lily family. It is native to Japan and to certain Russian islands in the Sea of Okhotsk (Sakhalin, Kuril Islands).[2][3][4][5]
| Cardiocrinum cordatum | |
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| Cardiocrinum cordatum[1] | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Genus: | Cardiocrinum |
| Species: | C. cordatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cardiocrinum cordatum | |
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Because of its large, showy flowers, Cardiocrinum cordatum is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental in regions outside its native range, though not as frequently as the related C. giganteum.[6][7]
The Ainu, a group indigenous to Hokkaido, harvested the bulbs. Starch was extracted and used to create a form of dumpling, a staple of Ainu cuisine.[8]
The plant has reportedly become naturalized in the State of Maryland, in the eastern United States.[2][9]
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