Japan Flora: Usually white, rarely somewhat roseate, fleshy herb becoming black when dry; stems erect, 10-20 cm. long, terete, often long-pubescent in upper part; scales 10-20, suberect, alternate, oblong, narrowly or broadly ovate, 7-20 mm. long, 5-10 mm. wide, rounded to obtuse, sometimes denticulate; flowers terminal, 15-25 mm. long; sepals 1-3, oblong; petals 3- 5 cuneate-oblong, 1.5-2 cm. long, 5-10 mm. wide, rounded, saccate at base, white pubescent inside; filaments white-pubescent, the anthers papillose; style short, the stigma dilated, 3-5 mm. across; berry erect, ovoid-globose, abruptly narrowed to the very short thick style; seeds ovoid, small. Apr.-Aug. Damp woods in hills and mountains;

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu. Sakhalin, s. Kuriles, Ryukyus, and Korea.