Lilium monadelphum explained

Lilium monadelphum is a bulbous plant native to Crimea and to North and South Caucasus.^{[1] [2]}

Description

Lilium monadelphum grows from 0.5 to 2 metres (1.5 to 6 feet) tall. The flowers have reflexed tepals (tepals bent backward), in banana yellow with purple spots.

formerly included

• Lilium monadelphum subsp. armenum, now called Lilium armenum
• Lilium monadelphum var. ledebourii, now called Lilium ledebourii
• Lilium monadelphum var. szovitsianum, now called Lilium szovitsianum

External links

• Pacific Bulb Society, Lilium Candidum Section color photos of several species including Lilium monadelphum
• Magnar's arctic alpines & perennials, Lilium monadelphum in Norwegian with color photo
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Rare, Endangered and Vulnerable Plants of the Republic of Georgia, Lilium monadelphum

Notes and References

1. Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
2. Ikinci, N., Oberprieler, C. & Güner, A. (2006). On the origin of European lilies: phylogenetic analysis of Lilium section Liriotypus (Liliaceae) using sequences of the nuclear ribosomal transcribed spacers. Willdenowia 36: 647-565.