List of plants known as lily explained

Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus Lilium, with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals.

Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers resemble lilies. They include:

African lily, Agapanthus africanus
Amazon lily, Eucharis species
Arum lily, Araceae, Zantedeschia species
Autumn zephyrlily, Zephyranthes candida
Aztec lily, Sprekelia species
Bead lily:
- Clintonia
- Clintonia andrewsiana
- Clintonia borealis
- Clintonia uniflora
Belladonna lily, Amaryllis
Blackberry lily, Belamcanda
Blood lily:
- Haemanthus
- Scadoxus
Blue lily:
- Agapanthus praecox
- Nymphaea caerulea
- Nymphaea violacea
- Stypandra glauca (nodding blue lily)
- Thelionema caespitosum (tufted blue lily)
- Triteleia grandiflora
Bluebead lily:
- Clintonia
- Clintonia andrewsiana
- Clintonia borealis
- Clintonia uniflora
Bonnet lily, Nuphar
Bugle lily, Watsonia
Bush lily, Clivia species
Calla lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica
Candelabra lily, Brunsvigia josephinae
Chocolate lily:
- Dichopogon strictus
- Fritillaria biflora
- Fritillaria camschatcensis
- Fritillaria lanceolata
Clinton's lily, Clintonia
Cobra lily:
- Arisaema species
- Darlingtonia californica
Copperlily, Habranthus species
Corn lily:
- Clintonia borealis
- Ixia
- Veratrum
Cornish lily, Nerine bowdenii
Crimson flag lily, Hesperantha coccinea
Daylily (or Day lily), Hemerocallis
Easter lily, Lilium longiflorum
Fawn lily, Erythronium
Flag lily, Hesperantha species
Flax lily:
- Dianella (plant)
- Phormium
Forest lily, Veltheimia bracteata
Fortnight lily, Dietes bicolor
Foxtail lily, Eremurus robustus
Fringe lily, Thysanotus
Giant Himalayan lily, Cardiocrinum giganteum
Giant spear lily, Doryanthes palmeri
Ginger lily:
- Alpinia
- Hedychium
Guernsey lily:
- Nerine bowdenii
- Nerine sarniensis
Gymea lily, Doryanthes excelsa
Hedgehog lily, Massonia depressa
Henderson's fawn lily, Erythronium hendersonii
Himalayan cobra lily, Arisaema consanguineum
Jacobean lily, Sprekelia species
Jersey lily, Amaryllis belladonna
Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae
Kaffir lily:
- Clivia miniata
- Hesperantha coccinea
Lent lily, the wild daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Lily of the Incas, Alstroemeria psittacina
Lily of the Nile, Agapanthus praecox
Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis
Mariposa lily, Calochortus
Natal lily, Clivia miniata
Nodding blue lily, Stypandra glauca
Paintbrush lily, Haemanthus coccineus
Palm lily, Cordyline rubra
Paradise lily, Paradisea
Parrot lily, Alstroemeria psittacina
Peace lily, Spathiphyllum
Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria
Peruvian swamp lily, Zephyranthes candida
Pineapple lily, Eucomis
Pink lily leek, Allium oreophilum
Pond lily, Nuphar
Rain lily:
- Habranthus
- Cooperia
- Zephyranthes
Resurrection lily, Lycoris squamigera
River lily:
- Crinum pedunculatum
- Hesperantha coccinea
St. Bernard's lily, Anthericum liliago
St. Bruno's lily, Paradisea liliastrum
Sand lily:
- Leucocrinum
- Pancratium maritimum
- Veltheimia capensis
Scarborough lily, Cyrtanthus elatus
Sego lily, Calochortus nuttallii
Siberian fawn lily, Erythronium sibiricum
Spear lily, Doryanthes palmeri
Speckled wood-lily, Clintonia umbellulata
Spider lily:
- Crinum
- Hymenocallis
- Lycoris (plant)
Spoon lily, Alocasia brisbanensis
Surprise lily, Lycoris squamigera
Swamp lily, Crinum pedunculatum
Tasman flax lily, Dianella tasmanica
Tinsel lily, Calectasia
Toad lily, Tricyrtis species
Torch lily, Kniphofia
Trailing lily, Bomarea multiflora
Trout lily, Erythronium
Tufted blue lily, Thelionema caespitosum
Vanilla lily, Arthropodium
Water lily or waterlily:
- Nymphaea
- Nymphaeaceae
White rain lily, Zephyranthes candida
Yellow trout lily, Erythronium americanum

Classification

Darlingtonia californica is a eudicot. Nuphar and Nymphaea are genera in the Nymphaeaceae family of order Nymphaeales, and are basal angiosperms. All other plants listed here are monocots.