Lilium bulbiferum

Lilium bulbiferum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Subfamily: Lilioideae
Tribe: Lilieae
Genus: Lilium
Species:
L. bulbiferum
Binomial name
Lilium bulbiferum
L. 1753 not Thunb. 1794
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Lilium atrosanguineum H.Vilm.
  • Lilium aurantiacum Weston, 1772
  • Lilium biligulatum Baker
  • Lilium chaixii Maw
  • Lilium croceum Chaix
  • Lilium elatum Salisb.
  • Lilium fulgens E.Morren ex Spae
  • Lilium fulgens W.H.Baxter
  • Lilium haematochroum Lem.
  • Lilium humile Mill., 1768
  • Lilium lateritium Baker
  • Lilium latifolium Link
  • Lilium luteum Gaterau, 1789
  • Lilium pictum Baker
  • Lilium pubescens Bernh. ex Hornem.
  • Lilium sanguineum Lindl.
  • Lilium scabrum Moench, 1794
  • Lilium sibiricum Willd.
  • plus many names at the varietal level

Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily,[2] fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae.[1][3]

The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.

  1. ^ a b "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Lilium bulbiferum​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference yu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).