Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii (Beane & Vollmer) M.W.Skinner

Wiggins' lily (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Bulbs branching occasionally, often irregularly, 1.6–3 × 3.9–11.8 cm, 0.2–0.5 times taller than long; scales 2–4-segmented, longest 1–2 cm. Stems to 1.7 m, weakly clonal and not forming large colonies. Leaves ± evenly distributed along middle of stem, occasionally scattered, especially in young plants, or in 1–6 whorls or partial whorls, 3–19 leaves per whorl, usually horizontal and drooping at the tips, sometimes ascending, 6–24.6 × 0.5–3.5 cm, 4–22 times longer than wide; blade elliptic to narrowly linear, usually lanceolate in distal leaves, margins not undulate. Racemes 1–15-flowered. Flowers not fragrant; sepals and petals reflexed 1/3 along length from base, usually uniformly orange or yellow-orange, rarely light orange or light red-orange on distal 1/3–2/5 and lighter proximally; sepals appearing wide for their length, 3.5–7.1 × 1–2 cm; petals 3.4–7.1 × 0.9–2 cm; stamens moderately exserted, often malformed and/or shrunken; filaments moderately spreading, diverging 10°–18° from axis; anthers pale yellow, 0.5–1.3 cm, pollen yellow or orange; pistil 3.1–4.3 cm; ovary 1–2.2 cm; pedicel 6–29.5 cm. Capsules 2.3–4.2 × 1.2–2.1 cm, 1.6–2.6 times longer than wide. Seeds 123–198. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 1.4 - 1.7
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-4

Usage

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Cultivation

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Minimum temperature (C°) -27
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Distribution

Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20006952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000679396
COL ID 5JCTJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lilium wigginsii Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii