Liliaceae

Plants

50 genera · 997 species in the Library

About

The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous geophytes, often growing from bulbs although some have rhizomes. The leaves are linear in shape, with their veins usually arranged parallel to the edges, single and arranged alternating on the stem, or in a rosette at the base. The flowers are large with six colored or patterned petaloid tepals arranged in two whorls of three, six stamens and a superior ovary. The fruit can be a berry or capsule, with seeds dispersed by animals or wind, respectively.

Summary from Wikipedia

Gagea

256 species

Lilium

191 species

Fritillaria

190 species

Tulipa

122 species

Calochortus

84 species

Erythronium

35 species

Tricyrtis

25 species

Streptopus

13 species

Amana

6 species

Clintonia

6 species

Prosartes

6 species

Notholirion

5 species

Botryanthes

4 species

Cardiocrinum

3 species

Maliga

3 species

Scoliopus

3 species

Bellevallia

2 species

Hookera

2 species

Lloydia

2 species

Medeola

2 species

Protanthera

2 species

Rhinopetalum

2 species

Smilacites

2 species

Terminalis

2 species

Tulbagia

2 species

Unifolium

2 species

Uropetalum

2 species

Albucastrum

1 species

Aloe

1 species

Asparagopsis

1 species

Brachyruscus

1 species

Chlamysporum

1 species

Cretovarium

1 species

Crinanthus

1 species

Daviesiu

1 species

Dracaenophyllum

1 species

Gloriosites

1 species

Jrillium

1 species

Liriope

1 species

Liriothaminus

1 species

Majanthemum

1 species

Pentilium

1 species

Phalangium

1 species

Pseudogaltonia

1 species

Rhytidolobus

1 species

Sparrmania

1 species

Titragyne

1 species

Tritomanthe

1 species

Uvulana

1 species

Velheimia

1 species