Lilium kelloggii Purdy

Kellogg's lily (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

Bulbs ± ovoid, 3.6–7.5 × 2–5.2 cm, 0.9–2.4(–2.7) times taller than long; scales unsegmented, longest 3.1–6.4 cm; stem roots absent. Stems to 2.1 m. Buds rounded in cross section. Leaves in 2–7 whorls or partial whorls (scattered and ± proximal in dry, exposed sites), 3–22(–40) leaves per whorl, drooping at tips to ascending, 6–16 × 0.9–4.4 cm, 2.6–8.5 times longer than wide; blade elliptic, usually narrowly so, often weakly oblanceolate, rarely obovate, margins undulate or not, apex acute; veins and margins ± smooth abaxially. Inflorescences racemose, 1–27-flowered. Flowers pendent, fragrant; perianth Turk’s-cap-shaped; sepals and petals reflexed 1/3 along length from base, pink, less often white, and if so usually aging pink, usually with copious maroon spots and proximal median longitudinal yellow stripe extending from basal nectaries, not distinctly clawed; sepals darker pink abaxially and usually distally, not ridged abaxially, 3.4–7.2 × 0.9–1.7 cm; petals 3.2–7.1 × 0.9–1.9 cm; stamens moderately exserted; filaments ± widely spreading, diverging 10°–22° from axis; anthers pale red-orange or magenta, 0.5–1.4 cm; pollen orange; pistil 2.9–4.2 cm; ovary 1.5–3 cm; style green, often pale; pedicel 8.8–23.8 cm. Capsules 2.9–5.7 × 1–1.6 cm, 2.2–3.7 times longer than wide. Seeds 177–309. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.7 - 2.1
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Images

Lilium kelloggii unspecified picture

Distribution

Lilium kelloggii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:140135-2
WFO ID wfo-0000677823
COL ID 6PYFP
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lilium kelloggii