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Liliaceae
Lilium

not marked as a favorite taxon Lilium Linnaeus. Common name: Lily.

Key to Lilium

A genus of about 110 species, of temperate northern hemisphere (especially e. Asia). Many taxonomic problems remain in this genus of showy ornamentals.

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References: Adams & Dress (1982); Henry (1946); Roane & Henry (1980); Serviss, Campbell, & Fuller (2024); Skinner (2002) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002a); Skinner & Sorrie (2002); Tamura (1998b) In Kubitzki (1998a); Weakley & Poindexter (2020a) In Weakley et al. (2020); Wherry (1946). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Lilium© Will Stuart | Lilium pyrophilum
image #2 of Lilium© Gary P. Fleming | Lilium superbum
image #3 of Lilium© Keith Bradley | Lilium catesbyi | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Lilium© Gary P. Fleming | Lilium michauxii | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Lilium© Scott Ward | Lilium canadense | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Lilium© Keith Bradley | Lilium michauxii
image #7 of Lilium© Alan Cressler | Lilium superbum | Original Image ⭷

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