Lilium oxypetalum

Lilium oxypetalum is a small to medium member of the Liliaceae family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas. It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of linear to lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.[3]

Lilium oxypetalum (syn:Nomocharis oxypetala)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus:
Lilium
Species:
L. oxypetalum
Binomial name
Lilium oxypetalum
Synonyms

Lilium triceps Klotzsch
Nomocharis oxypetala (D.Don) E.H.Wilson

Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.[4]

The variety insigne produces purple flowers.[3]

References
  1. "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  2. "Lilium oxypetalum (D.Don) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  3. Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0
  4. Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.


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