Lilium grayi S.Watson

Bulbs often yellowish, rhizomatous, unbranched, 2.2–2.6 × 3.8–5 cm, 0.5–0.6 times taller than long, 2 years’ growth evident as annual bulbs, scaleless sections between these 1.2–2.5 cm; scales 1–2-segmented, longest 0.9–2.2 cm; stem roots present. Stems to 1.3 m. Buds rounded in cross section. Leaves in 3–5 whorls or partial whorls, 3–12 leaves per whorl, ± horizontal to occasionally slightly ascending, drooping at tips, 4.1–12.7 × 1.5–3.6 cm, 1.9–5 times longer than wide; blade elliptic, occasionally narrowly so or barely lanceolate, margins not undulate, apex acute, usually barely acuminate in distal leaves; principal veins impressed adaxially, veins and margins noticeably roughened abaxially with tiny ± deltoid epidermal spicules, especially apically and on proximal leaves. Inflorescences racemose, 1–9(–16)-flowered. Flowers nodding, not fragrant; perianth campanulate; sepals and petals barely recurved 2/3–9/10 along length from base, yellow-orange proximally, pale red distally, spotted maroon, pale red or sometimes red-orange abaxially, not distinctly clawed; sepals not ridged abaxially, 3.2–5.6 × 1.3–2 cm; petals 3.1–5.5 × 1.2–2 cm; stamens included; filaments ± parallel to style, barely spreading, diverging 3°–9° from axis, red; anthers magenta, 0.4–1.2 cm; pollen brown-rust; pistil 2.4–3.8 cm; ovary 0.8–1.7 cm; style red; pedicel 2.6–6.5 cm. Capsules 2.1–3.7 × 1.5–2.1 cm, 1.5–2.1 times longer than wide. Seeds not counted. 2n = 24.