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sieboldiana

Taxon

Hosta sieboldiana (Hook.) Engl.

Protologue Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2(5): 40. 1887BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All2var. sieboldiana1
Hosta--Japan. Honshu. Shiga Pref. Ibukiyama. 18 Jul 03. 029.jpg

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (18).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (28).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (34).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (124).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (124).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (31).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (21).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (32).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (30).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (123).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (123).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (23).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (27).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (33).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (19).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (125).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (125).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (22).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (29).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (15).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (16).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (24).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (25).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (14).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (17).JPG

Hosta sieboldiana--Japan. Hokkaido. Sarobetsu. 4 Aug 2016. DSC00970 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Japan; introduced into Korea, South European Russia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Hosta sieboldiana

var. sieboldiana

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 18, 2003

Identified as

Hosta sieboldiana var. sieboldiana

Location

Japan, Kansai, Shiga (Maibara, Ueno)

35.418333, 136.405

Location Remarks

Ibukiyama (Mount Ibuki).

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

August 4, 2016

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.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Hosta

Specific Epithet

sieboldiana

Authorship

(Hook.) Engl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#295,223 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →