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Taxon:  Hosta ventricosa Stearn



Summary
Genus:
Hosta
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
19378
Place of publication:
Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 90:27. 1931
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
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bryocles ventricosa Salisb., nom. inval.
Hemerocallis caerulea Andrews
Hosta caerulea (Andrews) Tratt.
Hosta caerulea (Andrews) Tratt. var. coerulea
Hosta japonica (Thunb.) Voss var. caerulea Asch.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Schmid, W. G. 1991. The genus Hosta
  8. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  9. 2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
blue plantain-lily –
French
hosta campanulée –
German
glocken Funkie –
Japanese Rōmaji
murasaki-gibōshi –
Swedish
klockfunkia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
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=19378. Accessed 10 May 2025.