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Lilium medeoloides

Family: Liliaceae

What it is like

A bulb plant. The bulb is 2-2.5 cm across. The scales are white. The stem is 30-75 cm high. It is smooth. The leaves are usually in a ring of 7-12. They are sword shaped and 5-12 cm long by 1.5-4 cm wide. The flowers can be single or 2-4 in a group. They are nodding but do not have a scent. They are orange to red with black spots. The fruit is a capsule. It is oval and 1.5-2 cm across. It has 3 ribs.

There are about 100 Lilium species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in forest and subalpine grassland on limestone in N China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Japan, Korea, Russia

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Root, bulb

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Imakiane

Synonyms

Lilium avenaceum Fischer ex Regel;