Lilium bolanderi is a rare North American species of plants in the lily family, known by the common name Bolander's lily. It is native to northwestern California (Del Norte, Humboldt, & Siskiyou Counties) and southwestern Oregon (Curry + Josephine Counties).[2][3][4]

Lilium bolanderi
1877 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. bolanderi
Binomial name
Lilium bolanderi
Synonyms[2]
  • Lilium howellii I.M.Johnst.

Lilium bolanderi is a perennial herb growing a waxy, erect stem that approaches a meter in height. It originates from a scaly, elongated bulb up to about 7 centimeters long. The wavy oval leaves are located in several whorls about the stem, each waxy green and up to 7 centimeters in length. The inflorescence bears up to 9 large, nodding lily flowers. The flower is bell-shaped with 6 red tepals up to 5 centimeters long and marked with yellow, purple, or darker reds. It often hybridizes with other lilies, producing a variety of forms, colors and patterns. There are 6 stamens with anthers sometimes nearly a centimeter long and a pistil which may be 4 centimeters in length. The flowers are pollinated by Allen's and rufous hummingbirds, Selasphorus sasin and rufus, respectively.[3]

The lily was named after the California botanist Henry Nicholas Bolander.

References

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  1. ^ handcolored Lithography by Henry John Elwes (1846-1922)
  2. ^ a b "Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  3. ^ a b "Lilium bolanderi in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
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