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Hemerocallis (perhaps Citrina). Near [Chiu shan An?], China. A nearby view of a few flowering plants gathered from the mountain side where they are growing in abundance. See Herbarium sp. #7047. [August] 19, 1930. Photograph #45568.

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Unknown. “Hemerocallis (perhaps Citrina). Near [Chiu shan An?], China. A nearby view of a few flowering plants gathered from the mountain side where they are growing in abundance. See Herbarium sp. #7047. [August] 19, 1930. Photograph #45568..” Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library. Accessed October 16, 2026, https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/351.