Morning star lily, Wo dan, Wo red
Lilium concolor
Family: Liliaceae
What it is like
A bulb plant. The bulb is oval. It is 2-3.5 cm across. The scales are white. The stem can be tinged with purple near the base. The stem is 30-50 cm high. The leaves are scattered and narrow. They are 3-7 cm long by 2-10 mm wide. The flowers occur as 1-5 together. They are erect. The flowers are deep red and can have spots. The fruit is a capsule which is oblong. It is 3-3.5 cm long by 2.2 cm wide. Some varieties occur.
There are about 100 Lilium species.
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist places in the forest and sunny grasslands from 300-2200 m altitude in N China. I Yunnan.
Countries/locations it is found in
Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia
How it is used for food
The bulb is edible. It is also used in medicine. (The unspotted variety is eaten)
It is a commercially cultivated vegetable.
Edible parts
Flowers, leaves, root, bulb, vegetable