Japan Flora: Bulbs 2-2.5 cm. in diameter, the scales jointed toward the middle and base; stems smooth, 30-70 cm. long, terete; leaves mostly ap­proximate below the middle of stem, verticillate, lanceolate to oblanceolate or narrowly ovate, 5-12 cm. long, 3-5 cm. wide, upper leaves alternate, small, few; flowers 1-5, orange-red, foetid, rather small, the pedicels bracteate, erect, the tepals much-recurved from near base, lanceolate, 3-4.5 cm. long, with few to rather numerous dark spots, the nectary glands glabrous or with short-hairs on margin near base; capsules obovate. July-Aug. Damp woods and meadows, some­ times ascending to alpine regions.

Hokkaido, Honshu (centr. and n. distr.).   Kuriles, Kamchatka, Sakhalin, s. Korea, and China.