NameThatPlant.net: Hosta ventricosa

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hosta ventricosa FAMILY Agavaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hosta ventricosa FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Blue Plantain-lily

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hosta ventricosa FAMILY Agavaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hosta ventricosa FAMILY Liliaceae

4192

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Widely planted as a shade ornamental, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: China

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal, spiral (plant scapose)
Leaves have petioles.

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Forming dome-shaped clumps from short branching rhizomes

FLOWER:
Summer
Blue or purplish, not fragrant
6 tepals
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Capsule

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