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Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus Lilium, with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers resemble lilies.
Lily bulbs are starchy and edible as root vegetables, though bulbs of some species may be too bitter to eat. [70] Lilium brownii var. viridulum, known as 百合 (pak hop; pinyin: bǎi hé; Cantonese Yale: baak hap; lit. 'hundred united'), is one of the most prominent edible lilies in China. Its bulbs are large in size and not bitter.
List of Lilium species. The genus Lilium is within the tribe Lilieae of the subfamily Lilioideae, in the family Liliaceae of the order Liliales. List
According to the Maine Natural History Observatory (mainenaturalhistory.org), Maine is home to eight lily species (this holds true for most of Seacoast New Hampshire and Massachusetts). These are ...
Nymphaeaceae is a small family of three to six genera: Barclaya, Euryale, Nuphar, Nymphaea, Ondinea, and Victoria. The genus Barclaya is sometimes given rank as its own family, Barclayaceae, on the basis of an extended perianth tube (combined sepals and petals) arising from the top of the ovary and by stamens that are joined in the base.
The stylised lily, or fleur-de-lis (lily flower) has long been associated with royalty, although it may originally have been derived from the form of an iris. It has also been associated with the head of a spear. [86] Its three parts have been associated with the three classes of mediaeval society, [87] or alternatively faith, wisdom and ...
The flower is pollinated by bumblebees and other bees. The bulbs are an important and preferred food of the grizzly bear. Mule deer readily eat the foliage. [11] [12] [13]After hummingbirds migrate 1,500 miles each year from Mexico to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado they collect energy from the nectar of the lilies, however, rising temperatures from global warming cause the flowers to bloom ...
Common names for species in this genus include fairy lily, rainflower, zephyr lily, magic lily, Atamasco lily, and rain lily. The name is derived from Ζέφυρος ( Zephyrus ), the Greek god of the west wind, and ἄνθος ( anthos ), meaning flower, referring to the slender stalks.