Chinese Common Names for Hemerocallis Species

The list below is alphabetically ordered based on the Pinyin, which is the phonetical writing of the Chinese words in Latin characters.
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chin. Name Pinyin Translation/Explanation Species
矮萱草 ai, xuan, cao low, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. nana
北 黄 花 菜 bei, huang, hua, cai northern, yellow, flower, vegetable/dish H. lilioasphodelus
北萱草 bei, xuan, cao northern, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. esculenta
长瓣萱草 chang, ban, xuan, cao long/strong, petal, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. fulva 'Kwanso'
长苞萱草 chang, bao, xuan, cao long/strong, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. middendorffii
var. longibracteata
长管萱草 chang, guan, xuan, cao long/strong, tube, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. fulva
var. angustifolia
常绿萱草 chang, lu, xuan, cao often/always, green, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. aurantiaca
大苞萱草 da, bao, xuan, cao big, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. middendorffii
大苞萱草
(原变种)
da, bao, xuan, cao
 
(yuan, bian, zhong)
big, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass
 
(early/primitive, variety/variant)
H. middendorffii
var. middendorffii
对苞萱草 dui, bao, xuan, cao opposite/agree, flower bud, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. fulva var. oppositibracteata
多花萱草 duo, hua, xuan, cao many, flowers, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. multiflora
红萱 hong, xuan red, forget/push aside H. multiflora
黄花 huang, hua yellow, flower H. citrina
H. minor
黄花菜 huang, hua, cai yellow, flower, vegetable/dish H. citrina
金针 jin, zhen golden, needle
(dried daylily flower)
H. minor
金针菜 jin, zhen, cai golden, needle, vegetable/dish
(dried daylily flower, vegetable/dish)
H. citrina
鹿葱 lu, cong deer, onion/scallion H. lilioasphodelus
西南萱草 xi, nan, xuan, cao western, southern, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. forrestii
小黄花菜 xiao, huang, hua, cai small, yellow, flower, vegetable/dish H. minor
小萱草 xiao, xuan, cao small, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. dumortieri
萱草 xuan, cao forget/push aside, herb/grass H. fulva
萱草
(原变种)
xuan, cao
 
(yuan, bian, zhong)
forget/push aside, herb/grass
 
(early/primitive, variety/variant)
H. fulva
var. fulva
萱草属 xuan, cao, shu forget/push aside, herb/grass, genus Hemerocallis
折叶萱草 zhe, ye, xuan, cao plicate/turned over, leave, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. plicata
褶叶萱草 zhe, ye, xuan, cao plicate/folded, leave, forget/push aside, herb/grass H. plicata

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