Hosta clausa
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| Hosta clausa | |
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| Hosta clausa var. ensata (syn. var. normalis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Hosta |
| Species: | H. clausa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hosta clausa | |
Hosta clausa is a medium-sized flowering plant in the genus Hosta, native to Korea, Manchuria and Primorye in the Russian Far East.[1] It was first identified in 1930.
The name comes from the latin word "clausa", meaning "closed". It describes the plant's flowers that do not open.