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Plantae > monocots > family Liliaceae
Lily Family (Liliaceae)
A group of monocots with mostly showy flowers and parallel-veined leaves; often poisonous.
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Genus Clintonia
Plantae > monocots > Liliaceae > Clintonia
A genus of small lilies with basal leaves and multiple flowers on a central stalk. Found in both North America and Asia.
Bluebead Lily
Bluebead Lily
Clintonia borealis
Bluebead Lily,
C.borealis
Bluebead Lily,
C.borealis
Bluebead Lily,
C. borealis
Bluebead Lily
Clintonia borealis
Bluebead Lily,
C. borealis
bluebead lily,
C.borealis
Genus Erythronium
Plantae > monocots > Liliaceae > Erythronium
This North American genus includes mostly smaller lilies, with petals pulled far back.
Avalanche Lily,
E. montanum
Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum
Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum
Trout Lily
Trout Lily
Erythronium americanum
Genus Hypoxis
Plantae > monocots > Liliaceae > Hypoxis
This genus probably belongs in its own family, and it may not even belong in
the order Liliales, but I'll leave it here for now.
goldstar,
Hypoxis hirsuta
genus Lilium
Plantae > monocots > Liliaceae > Lilium
This genus includes many of the showiest lilies, including most garden hybrids.
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
Tiger Lily,
L. columbianum
Lilium sp.
Lilium sp.
Lilium sp.
Genus Medeola
Plantae > monocots > Liliaceae > Medeola
A genus containing only one species. The roots of this plant are edible, and taste
like cucumbers.
Cucumber-Root,
M.virginiana
Cucumber-Root,
M.virginiana
Cucumber-Root
Medeola virginiana
