Taxon:  Hemerocallis minor Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Hemerocallis
Family:
Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:
Hemerocallidoideae
Nomen number:
18870
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Hemerocallis no. 2.  1768
Verified:
10/22/2002 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
17 (8  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hemerocallis flava (L.) L. var. minor (Mill.) M. Hotta

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Hemerocallis graminea Andrews
Hemerocallis graminea Andrews var. graminea

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  4. Erhardt, W. 1992. Hemerocallis: daylilies 54.
  5. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  6. Kang, S. S. & M. G. Chung. 1994. Hemerocallis hakuunensis (Liliaceae) in Korea. Sida 16:24.
  7. Kang, S. S. & M. G. Chung. 1997. Hemerocallis taeanensis (Liliaceae), a new species from Korea. Syst. Bot. 22:427. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  8. Kitchingman, R. M. 1983. A survey of Hemerocallis species. Bull. Brit. Hosta Hemerocallis Soc. 1(1):28.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
  11. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  12. Matsuoka, M. & M. Hotta. 1966. Classification of Hemerocallis in Japan and its vicinity. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22:40. Note: = Hemerocallis flava var. minor (Mill.) M. Hotta
  13. Munson, R. W., Jr. 1989. Hemerocallis, the daylily 9.
  14. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdwarf yellow day-lily  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishgrass-leaf day-lily  1Munson, R. W., Jr. 1989. Hemerocallis, the daylily 9.
Japanese Rōmajihosoba-kisuge  2Matsuoka, M. & M. Hotta. 1966. Classification of Hemerocallis in Japan and its vicinity. Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 22:40. Note: = Hemerocallis flava var. minor (Mill.) M. Hotta
Swedishliten daglilja  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexiao huang hua cai  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, North   
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia Khubsugul, Khentei, Khangai, Mongol-Daurian, Great Khingan, & East MongoliaGrubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHakasija, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Tomsk, Tyva, Respublika]
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia (Khubsugul, Khentei, Khangai, Mongol-Daurian, Great Khingan, & East Mongolia)
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Habarovskij kraj, Amur]
  • CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, North

Reference(s)
  1. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodvegetableflowers dried as traditional foodWu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=18870. Accessed 15 April 2026.