Lily Family (Liliaceae) — Complete Species Guide

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Sierra mariposa lily

Calochortus minimus Ownbey

Calochortus minimus is a small perennial lily relative endemic to California’s Sierra Nevada, growing along mountain lakesides.

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rose twisted-stalk

Streptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal

Streptopus lanceolatus is a perennial understory plant native to North American forests with rose-tinted flowers and edible-in-small-quantit…

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Pyrenean Lily

Lilium pyrenaicum Gouan

Lilium pyrenaicum is a tall European lily with up to 12 colored musky-scented Turk's-cap flowers.

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Gentner's fritillary

Fritillaria gentneri Gilkey

Fritillaria gentneri, or Gentner's fritillary, is a currently recognized fritillary taxon possibly of hybrid origin.

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Kellogg's lily

Lilium kelloggii Purdy

Lilium kelloggii, or Kellogg's lily, is a tall perennial lily endemic to the Klamath Mountains, pollinated by swallowtails.

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Beaked trout-lily

Erythronium rostratum W.Wolf

Erythronium rostratum is a flowering plant species native to the south-central United States, bearing one yellow flower per scape.

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Snowdon Lily

Gagea serotina (L.) Ker Gawl.

Gagea serotina is a rare, climate-threatened protected ice age relict plant with a small UK population.

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Inyo star-tulip

Calochortus excavatus Greene

Calochortus excavatus is an endangered perennial bulb endemic to eastern California that is threatened by local groundwater loss.

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Fritillaria sewerzowii Regel

Fritillaria sewerzowii Regel

Fritillaria sewerzowii Regel is a Central Asian bulbous flowering plant that is cultivated as a winter hardy ornamental.