Paris polyphylla

Paris polyphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Melanthiaceae
Genus:	Paris
Species:	P. polyphylla
Binomial name
Paris polyphylla Sm.
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy Daiswa polyphylla (Sm.) Raf. Paris daiswus Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Paris debeauxii H.Lév. Paris biondii Pamp. Paris taitungensis S.S.Ying Paris kwantungensis R.H.Miao Paris chinensis Franch., syn of var. chinensis Daiswa chinensis (Franch.) Takht., syn of var. chinensis Paris formosana Hayata, syn of var. chinensis Paris brachysepala Pamp., syn of var. chinensis Paris bockiana Diels, syn of var. stenophylla Paris lancifolia Hayata, syn of var. stenophylla Paris hamifer H.Lév., syn of var. stenophylla Paris arisanensis Hayata, syn of var. stenophylla Daiswa bockiana (Diels) Takht., syn of var. stenophylla Daiswa lancifolia (Hayata) Takht., syn of var. stenophylla Paris yunnanensis Franch., syn of var. yunnanensis Daiswa yunnanensis (Franch.) Takht., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris christii H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris franchetiana H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris mercieri H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot, syn of var. yunnanensis Paris gigas H.Lév. & Vaniot, syn of var. yunnanensis Paris aprica H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris pinfaensis H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris atrata H.Lév., syn of var. yunnanensis Daiswa birmanica Takht., syn of var. yunnanensis Paris birmanica (Takht.) H.Li & Noltie, syn of var. yunnanensis

Paris polyphylla is a species of flowering plant native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina.^[1] It produces spider-like flowers that throw out long, thread-like, yellowish green petals throughout most of the warm summer months and into the autumn.^[2] In the fall, the flowers are followed by small, scarlet berries.^[2] It is a perennial, which slowly spreads, is fully hardy in Britain, and survives in leafy, moist soil in either complete or partial shade.^[2]

This plant usually grows up to 90 cm (3 ft) high and spreads out about 30 cm (1 ft) wide. Its leaves grow in a single whorl below a flower growing in two whorls.^[3]

It is used as an ornamental plant for woodland gardens or for planting under deciduous trees.