Lily

Лилия

Lilium Credit: Tatyana Shulkina

About 80 or 105 species depending on classification. 16 species in the FSU, mainly in the Caucasus, Far East and Siberia. All species are highly ornamental. Some have been known in cultivation for many years.

Lower Taxa

• Lilium buschianum Lodd.
• Lilium cernuum Kom
• Lilium distichum Nakai
• Lilium kesselringianum Miscz.
• Lilium lancifolium Thunb.
• Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Boiss.
• Lilium monadelphum Bieb.
• Lilium pensylvanicum Ker-Gawl.
• Lilium pumilum Delile

Related Synonym(s):

• Lilium dauricum Ker-Gawl.) = Lilium pensylvanicum Ker-Gawl.
• Lilium pulchellum Fisch. = Lilium buschianum Lodd.
• Lilium tenuifolium Fisch. ex Schrenk = Lilium pumilum Delile
• Lilium tigrinum Ker-Gawl. = Lilium lancifolium Thunb.