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Melocactus (melon cactus), also known as the Turk's head cactus, Turk's cap cactus, or Pope's head cactus, is a genus of cactus with about 30–40 species.They are native to the Caribbean, western Mexico through Central America to northern South America, with some species along the Andes down to southern Peru, and a concentration of species in northeastern Brazil.
Lilium superbum is a species of true lily native to the eastern and central regions of North America. [3] [4] [5] Common names include Turk's cap lily, [3] turban lily, [4] swamp lily, [6] lily royal, [6] or American tiger lily.
Turk's cap lily is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Lilium martagon, a species native to a wide area from central Europe east to Mongolia and Korea; Lilium michauxii, a species native to southeastern North America; Lilium superbum, a species native to eastern and central regions of North America
Turk's cap is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Lilium martagon, a lily species native to a wide area from central Europe east to Mongolia and Korea; Lilium michauxii, a lily species native to southeastern North America; Lilium superbum, a lily species native to eastern and central regions of North America
The name Turk's cap lily, also applied to a number of other species, comes from the characteristic reflexed shape of the petals. [15] The specific epithet martagon is of uncertain origin. [ 16 ] It has been suggested by one scholar (J.W. Redhouse (1892), that the word is of Ottoman Turkish origin, as mārtağān - a special kind of turban ...
When the plant has reached a certain age it shows at the growing tip a cephalium (hence the common name of "Turk's Cap"), a globose structure covered with reddish-brown bristles. This structure, where the flower buds will form, reaches a height of up to 90 mm ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) and a diameter of 50–60 mm (2– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in).
Melocactus ernesti is one of the Turk's cap cacti, and is native to Bahia and Minas Gerais States, Brazil. Description ...
Lilium pyrenaicum (Pyrenean lily, [1] yellow Turk's-cap lily, yellow martagon lily) is native to montane regions, mainly the Pyrenees, from Spain and eastwards, with the range extending into the Caucasus. It grows up to 1.3 m high.