Hosta crispula F. Maek. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Hosta

Family:

Asparagaceae

Subfamily:

Agavoideae

Nomen number:

19360

Place of publication:

J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 5:364, t. 28-30. 1940 (Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 52:42. 1938, nom. nud.)

Comment:

better treated as Hosta 'Crispula'

Verified:

11/03/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Schmid, W. G. 1991. The genus Hosta Note: = Hosta 'Crispula'
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.

Common names

Japanese Rōmaji
sazanami-gibōshi –
Swedish
gravfunkia –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
2	Cultivated					only cult.

Cultivated (only cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	fide Dict Gard; Hosta, as Hosta ‘Crispula’	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19360. Accessed 1 May 2025.

Taxon: Hosta crispula F. Maek.