Species in the genus Polygonatum:

Polygonatum odoratum var. plurifolium / Amadokoro アマドコロ

Polygonatum odoratum var. plurifolium is a 30-60cm tall perennial herb in grasslands, fields, and mountains. Its stems have ridges, and the upper half curve like a bow. Leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, 5-10cm long,2-5cm wide, in a long-oblong to narrow long-oblong, with almost no petioles, surfaces generally tingeing white powder. Axils droop 1-2 white tubular flowers downward. Flowers measure 1.5-2cm long, tips tinging green. Sap fruit is 1cm across, spherical, and matures in black-purple in Autumn. Bloom time: April-May.