Candle stick lily
Lilium dauricum

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. The bulb is oval to round and 2 cm across. The scales are white. The stem is 50-70 cm high. The leaves are scattered and there are 4-5 in a ring at the top of the stem. There are 1 or 2 flowers. They are red with purple red spots. The fruit is an oblong capsule 5 cm long by 3 cm wide.

There are about 100 Lilium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in open forest and moist meadows between 400-1500 m altitude in N China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers, root, bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Enonkay, Imiki-para, Mao bai he, Masaraorumpe

Synonyms

Lilium maculatum Thunb. subsp. dauricum (Ker Gawler) H.Hara; Lilium pensylvanicum Ker Gawler; Lilium pseudodahiricum M.Fedossejew & S. Fedossejew;