Lilium oxypetalum

Lilium oxypetalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Tribe:	Lilieae
Genus:	Lilium
Species:	L. oxypetalum
Binomial name
	Lilium oxypetalum; (D.Don) Baker
Synonyms
	Lilium triceps Klotzsch; Nomocharis oxypetala (D.Don) E.H.Wilson

Lilium oxypetalum is a small to medium member of the Liliaceae family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas. It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of linear to lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.^[3]

Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.^[4]

The variety insigne produces purple flowers.^[3]

References

^ "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^ "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^ a b Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0
^ Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.

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[1] "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[2] "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.

[Brickell-3] Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0

[4] Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.