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Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, [2] fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.
Whether a lily is epigeal or hypogeal may be related to survival strategies developed according to the climate where the lily originated. Epigeal lilies evolved in moderate climates. Hypogeal lilies evolved in harsher habitats where it would be advantageous to store food in a bulb, and later send up leaves in the spring. [1]
Lilium papilliferum - China, in Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan; Lilium paradoxum - Tibet endemic; Lilium pardalinum - California, Oregon, Baja California; Lilium pardanthinum - Myanmar and China in Sichuan and Yunnan; Lilium parryi - California, Arizona, Baja California, Sonora; Lilium parvum - California, Nevada
[a] [76] Flowers of the H. graminea and Lilium bulbiferum were reported to have been eaten as well, but samples provided by the informant were strictly daylilies and did not include L. bulbiferum. [b] [78] Lily flowers and bulbs are eaten especially in the summer, for their perceived ability to reduce internal heat. [79]
(lily family) Lilium comes from a Latin plant name. [95] [96] 15 genera, in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in temperate zones [97] [98] Herbaceous perennials with erect stems that grow from bulbs or rhizomes. Tulips and true lilies are mainly bred for the cut-flower trade, but bulbs of some species are also consumed as food. [97] [99]
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