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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.
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
Asiatic lily cultivars are also imported from the Netherlands; the seedling bulbs must be imported from the Netherlands every year. [80] [81] [82] The parts of Lilium species which are officially listed as food material in Taiwan are the flower and bulbs of Lilium lancifolium, Lilium brownii var. viridulum, Lilium pumilum and Lilium candidum. [83]
The white lily has long been seen as a symbol of purity, coming to be associated with the Virgin Mary in the Middle Ages, from which came the name ‘Madonna lily’ (Lilium candidum). A well-known example is Leonardo da Vinci's Annunciation (1472–1475) in which the archangel Gabriel bears a Madonna lily. Other symbolic meanings include glory ...
A side view of a vibrant wood lily in full bloom, its fiery orange petals contrasting against the lush green foliage. These native lilies thrive in the sun-drenched meadows of Kennebunk Plains.
Erythronium grandiflorum is a North American species of plants in the lily family. It is known by several common names, including yellow avalanche lily , glacier lily , and dogtooth fawn lily . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Ktunaxa name for glacier lily is maxa .
(lily family) Lilium comes from a Latin plant name. [95] [96] 15 genera, in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in temperate zones [97] [98] Herbaceous perennials with erect stems that grow from bulbs or rhizomes. Tulips and true lilies are mainly bred for the cut-flower trade, but bulbs of some species are also consumed as food. [97] [99]
Calochortus / ˌ k æ l ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s,-l oʊ-/ [3] [4] is a genus of flowering plants in the lily family. The group includes herbaceous, perennial and bulbous species, all native to North America (primarily the Western United States).