Page 7 - «Сахалинское чудо» – Лилия Глена

like the descendants of ancient plants that inhabited the forests
of the Tertiary era. When the seeds spill out on the ground, the
dry stems of the lily with the open capsules look very decorative
and they are usually used in drawing up various panels of dried
flowers.
The flower received
its unusual name in honor
of Peter Petrovich Glen
(1837-1876) - a famous
researcher, scientist,
florist-taxonomist,
traveler.
The very name of
the plant Cardiocrinum
Glena (Lily Glena) comes
from the Greek words
"cardio" - "heart" and
"cryon" - "lily", i.e.
"Heart-shaped lily".
This original genus of the lily family is island-endemic.

Reference: the word "endemic", used in biology, refers to
a plant or animal that lives only in one specific area of the
world.
Currently, Cardiocrinum Glena is included in the Red
Book of the Russian Federation and the Red Book of the
Sakhalin Region.
Cardiocrinum Glena is also famous for its rich history. In
the Ainu language it was called "haru ikkeu", which can be
translated as "edible spine."
It is possible that the flower was one of the main plant food
resources of the Ainu, who in the past inhabited the territory of

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