Asphodelaceae

Hemerocallis L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 324 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Alps, Siberia to Temp. E. Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, NW. Balkan Pen., Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutiya

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Florida, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nepal, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pakistan, Panamá, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Puerto Rico, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Windward Is., Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hwang, Y. & Kim, M. (2012). A taxonomic study of Hemerocallis (Liliaceae) in Korea. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 294-306.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Veitch, J.H. [68a] Korea, South K002846737 Yes
Taquet [[1592]] Korea, South K002846722 Yes
Henry, A. [9497] China K002846707 Yes
s.coll. [861] Japan K002846635 Yes
Yinger, B.R.; Dudley, T.R.; Raulston, J.C.; Wharton, A.P.; Chang, Y.J. [3170] Korea, South K002846721 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002846732 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4657] China K002846724 Yes
Hon, F.R. [s.n.] China K002846735 Yes
Schoch, O. [94] China K002846715 Yes
Schneider, C. [2151] China K002846727 Yes
Purdom, W. [480] China K002846576 Yes
{Kingdon-Ward} [4476] China K002846708 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendran, N. [46926] India K002846759 Yes
Licent, A. [8070] K002846717 Yes
Rock, J.F. [12770] China K002846729 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [54225] India K002846757 Yes
K:SPC-36001.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002846739 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2880] China K002846731 Yes
s.coll. [480] K002846574 Yes
s.coll. [228] China K002846636 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [8872] Japan K002846738 Yes
Purdom, W. [480] China K002846578 Yes
Schoch, O. [250] China K002846716 Yes
Purdom, W. [480] China K002846575 Yes
Purdom, W. [480] China K002846579 Yes
Forrest, G. [7133] China K002846719 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K000499113 Type Yes
Schneider, C. [7917] China K002846709 Yes
Forrest, G. [11096] China K002846710 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [54180] India K002846760 Yes
s.coll. [55] China K002846712 Yes
[To Hara] [132/38] Japan K002846706 Yes
Dickins [s.n.] Japan K002846634 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2520] China K002846730 Yes
Barchet [723] China K002846725 Yes
Forrest, G. [15133] China K002846711 Yes
Perry, W.W. [s.n.] Korea, South K002846733 Yes
Purdom, W. [s.n.] China K002846573 Yes
Carles, W.R. [449] China K002846728 Yes
James, H.E.M. [s.n.] K002846734 Yes
Hancock, W. [61] China K002846723 Yes
Oldham, R. [298] K002846736 Yes
Hancock, W. [123] China K002846718 Yes
Yinger, B.R.; Chang, Y.J.; March, S.G.; Apps, D.A.; Bristol, P.W. [2477] Korea, North K002846720 Yes
Henry, A. [1851] China K002846713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K002846740 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] China K002846714 Yes
Purdom, W. [480] China K002846577 Yes
Licent, A.E. [1148] China K002846572 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [1059] China K002846726 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [54225] India K002846758 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Kew's Living Collection Database

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images