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Hosta is a genus of plants commonly known as hostas, plantain lilies and occasionally by the Japanese name gibōshi. Hostas are widely cultivated as shade-tolerant foliage plants. The genus is currently placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Hosta
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Hosta; Tratt., conserved name, not Jacq. (syn of Cornutia in Lamiaceae) nor Vell. ex Pfeiff. (Primulaceae)
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asparagales
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Lower classifications