Lycoris radiata
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Lycoris radiata, known as the red spider lily, red magic lily, corpse flower, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. It is originally from Ch
Lycoris radiata Higanbana in a woods
A red spider lily flower in full-bloom
A girl with a bouquet of red spider lily flowers
Clusters of red spider lilies grow in a rural area with autumn rice ears in the background (Saitama Prefecture, Japan)
Ryukyu Islands
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The Ryukyu Islands, also known as the Nansei Islands or the Ryukyu Arc, are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan. Administratively, they are divided between Kagoshi
Lycoris radiata
…from China, Japan, Korea and Nepal and spread from there to the United States and elsewhere. It is considered naturalized in Seychelles and in the Ryukyu Islands. It flowers in the late summer or autumn, often in response to heavy rainfall. The common name hurricane lily refers to this characteristic, as do other…
Location of the Ryukyu Islands
The last sunset in Japan is seen from Yonaguni.
Okinawa Islands during the Sanzan Period
Ryukyu delegates in Ten Thousand Nations Coming to Pay Tribute (1761), which depicts foreign delegations in Beijing