The "Kuruma-yuri" (Lilium medeoloides) belongs to Liliaceae (the Lily family). It is a perennial herb that is distributed northward from Chubu district of Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan, as well as the Korean Peninsual and China. This herb grows in sub-alpine to alpine grasslands and can reach 30-100 cm in height. The leaves are lanceolate, 1-3 tiers and annular at the underpart and alternate coarsely at the upper stem. The several reddish-orange flowers appear on the stem apices from July to September. They bloom descending and the tepals are recurving.