Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (18).JPG
Endemic to Japan; introduced into Korea, South European Russia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Japan, Hokkaido, Hokkaido (Teshio, Toyosato)
44.769583, 142.058083
Location Remarks
Highway 40, c. 5 km south of Teshio-Nakagawa, near km 154. 37 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Inflorescence 1 m tall, or a bit more.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Hosta
Specific Epithet
sieboldiana
Authorship
(Hook.) Engl.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,223 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
10%
