Maximowiczii's lily, Lesser tiger lily
Lilium leichtlinii var. maximowiczii

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. The bulb is round and white and 4 cm across. The stem can be 2 m tall. The leaves are scattered and without stalks. They are sword shaped and 3-10 cm long by 1 cm wide. They are white and woolly when young. The flowers occur as 2-8 in a group. They are red with purple spots.

There are about 100 Lilium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. In China it grows in mountain grasslands from sea level to 1,300 m above sea level. It is often on limestone.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Tasmania

How it is used for food

The bulb are eaten as a vegetable.

It is a commercially cultivated vegetable. It is a cultivated food plant in Japan.

Edible parts

Root, vegetable, bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Lilium maximowiczii Regel; Lilium pseudo-triginum Carriere;