Lilium martagon L.

Martagon lily (en), Martagon (fr), Lis de Catherine (fr), Lis martagon (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Liliales > Liliaceae > Lilium

Characteristics

A bulb plant. It grows 90-150 cm high and 15-25 cm wide. It forms roots on the stems. The stem is purplish. There can be 50 nodding flowers. The flowers can be 5 cm across with the segments rolled back. The flowers are purplish pink with darker spotting.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination autogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 1.2 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It grows naturally in woodland and open meadows. It does well on alkaline soils. It needs deep, moist soil. It can grow in sun or shade. It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
More
Deciduous woods, scrub and mountain pasture, especially on limestone. Forests, thickets, shady slopes; at elevations from 200-2,500 metres.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-8

Usage

The bulb is used for starch in porridge and bread. It is ground into flour. It is also dried.
Uses dye environmental use fodder medicinal ornamental
Edible bulbs leaves roots tubers
Therapeutic use Angina (unspecified), Neuralgia (unspecified), Ophthalmia (unspecified), Astigmia (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Ovary (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified)
Human toxicity allergenic (bulb)
Animal toxicity very strong toxic (cat) (bulb)

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -33
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Lilium martagon habit picture by Antoine 🌱 AFFOUARD (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon habit picture by Eric Bossard (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Lilium martagon leaf picture by Helka icuska (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon leaf picture by Katjana Brucoli (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon leaf picture by David Heckl (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Lilium martagon flower picture by Käch Martin (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon flower picture by flore05 (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon flower picture by Mirka Mirka (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Lilium martagon fruit picture by Harold Gerstenberger (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon fruit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)
Lilium martagon fruit picture by Trostel Martin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Lilium martagon world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537662-1
WFO ID wfo-0000678524
COL ID 6PXWW
BDTFX ID 38978
INPN ID 105989
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Lilium dalmaticum Lilium martagonum Lilium martagon Lilium verticillatum Lilium versicolor Lilium martagon f. roseum Lilium martagon subsp. caucasicum Lilium martagon subsp. cattaniae Lilium martagon var. cattaniae Lilium martagon var. albiflorum Lilium martagon var. album Lilium martagon subsp. alternifolium Lilium martagon var. alternifolium Lilium martagon var. carneum Lilium martagon var. flavidum Lilium martagon var. hirsutum Lilium martagon var. pubescens Lilium martagon var. fuscum Lilium martagon var. plenum Lilium martagon var. sanguineopurpureum Lilium martagon var. vestitum Lilium martagon subsp. vestitum Lilium martagon f. albiflorum Lilium martagon f. album Lilium martagon f. candidum Lilium martagon subsp. caucasicum

Lower taxons

Lilium martagon var. pilosiusculum Lilium martagon var. martagon