Japonolirion is a genus of plants in the family Petrosaviaceae. There is only one known species, Japonolirion osense, endemic to Japan.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesOhwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. It is found in grasslands, wetlands and alpine meadows.Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science / Environmental Science, Japonolirion osense Nakai
Description Japonolirion osense is a herbaceous, perennial plant with subterranean creeping rootstocks. Its green, linear leaves are set in a rosette, and are long and wide, with 7-9 veins, and rough margins. The leaf base encloses the younger leaves. The flowers are facing upwards and are set with 20–40 in a raceme of long, on an inflorescence stalk of long that carries membranous bracts. The flower stalks emerge from shoots that carried leaves during the previous year, so it stands separately from the current leaf rosette. Each flower consists of 6 cream-coloured tepals, the outer 3 about long and the inner about long. There are 6 stamens of about 1.5 mm long, each carrying a yellow anther. The ovary matures into three free green carpels that later develop into oval capsules of about 2.5 mm in length. Flowering occurs in July and August.
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