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LILIACEAE

LILY FAMILY

Dale W. McNeal, except as specified

Perennial to trees, from membranous bulb, fibrous corm, scaly rhizome, or erect caudex
Stem generally underground
Leaves generally basal, often withering early, alternate, generally ± linear
Inflorescence various, generally bracted
Flower generally bisexual, generally radial; perianth often showy, segments generally 6 in two petal-like whorls (outer sometimes sepal-like), free or fused at base; stamens 6 (or 3 + generally 3 ± petal-like staminodes), filaments sometimes attached to perianth or fused into a tube or crown; ovary superior or inferior, chambers 3, placentas generally axile, style generally 1, stigmas generally 3
Fruit: generally capsule, loculicidal or septicidal (berry or nut)
Genera in family: ± 300 genera, 4600 species: especially ± dry temp and subtropical; many cultivated for ornamental or food; some TOXIC. Here includes genera sometimes treated in Agavaceae, Amaryllidaceae, and other families.

LILIUM

LILY

Mark W. Skinner

Perennial from bulb-like, scaly rhizomes (called bulbs), generally not clonal, ± glabrous
Stem erect
Leaves ± whorled (often some scattered), sessile, generally ± elliptic; veins generally 3; stipule 0
Inflorescence: flowers axillary, 1–40+; bracts generally 2 per flower
Flower generally radial, generally bell- or trumpet-shaped; perianth segments 6 in 2 petal-like whorls, outer generally ± clawed, generally red-purple-spotted on inner base; stamens 6, anthers attached near middle (measures are after dehiscence); style 1, stigma 3-lobed
Fruit: capsule, erect, generally ± smooth, loculicidal
Seeds many, flat, in 6 stacks
Species in genus: ± 90 species: n temp, tropical mtns of e Asia
Etymology: (Greek: lily)
Reference: [Skinner 1988 PhD Harvard Univ]
Variable; hybridization common. Many species declining from habitat destruction and collecting; few thrive in gardens. Generally flowers May to Aug.

Native

L. columbianum Leichtlin

COLUMBIA LILY

Plant < 2.5 m, glaucous or not; bulb erect to ascending, oblique or ± ovoid, longest scales 3–7 cm, (0)2–3(4–5)-segmented
Leaves in 2–9 whorls, generally ascending, 1.5–16 cm, generally ± obovate; margin generally wavy
Inflorescence: flowers 1–18, pendent to nodding
Flower widely bell-shaped, not fragrant; perianth segments 3–7 cm, 50% strongly recurved, orange (often reddish outside); stamens > perianth, filaments spreading, anthers 6–13 mm, ± yellow, pollen orange or yellow; pistil 2.4–4 cm
Fruit 2–6 cm, 1–2 cm diam
Chromosomes: 2n=24
Ecology: Dry scrub, coastal prairie, gaps and roadsides in conifer forest, especially along coast
Elevation: < 1300 m.
Bioregional distribution: Northwestern California
Distribution outside California: to British Columbia, Idaho
May intergrade with L. kelloggii near OR border. Hybridizes with L. pardalinum subspp. vollmeri & wigginsii , often with L. occidentale in OR
Horticultural information: SHD, DRN, DRY Jul to Oct: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19; may be DFCLT.