Lilium carniolicum explained

Lilium carniolicum, commonly called golden apple or Carniolan lily, is a lily native to the Balkans, as well as to Austria and northeastern Italy (Veneto + Friuli-Venezia Giulia). The species is named after the historical region of Carniola, comprising parts of modern-day Slovenia, where it is most abundant.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Its flowers vary in colour from red to yellow, speckled on the bottom with black dots. The colour can vary even among flowers growing in the same locality. In general, yellow is predominant in the southern part of the range. There, the species is sometimes split into the closely related Lilium bosniacum, Lilium albanicum and Lilium jankae,^[4] but those are usually treated as varieties of Lilium carniolicum.^{[2] [5]}

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=lilium+carniolicum Altervista Flora Italiana Giglio di Carniola Lilium carniolicum Bernh. ex W.D.J.Koch
2. Web site: SPLOŠNI PODATKI O RASTLINI (Lilium carniolicum) . Bavcon, Jože . . 19 February 2013 . Slovenian.
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6133921#page/772/mode/1up Koch, Wilhelm Daniel Joseph 1837. Synopsis Florae Germanicae et Helveticae 708
4. Web site: Lilium carniolicum . The Genus Lilium . 19 February 2013.
5. 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.