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Lilium pardalinum

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Lilium pardalinum
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. pardalinum
Binomial name
Lilium pardalinum
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Lilium roezlii Regel
  • Lilium harrisianum Beane & Vollmer
  • Lilium pitkinense Beane & Vollmer (syn of subsp pitkinense)
  • Lilium shastense (Eastw.) Beane (syn of subsp shastense)
  • Lilium nevadense Eastw. (syn of subsp shastense)
  • Lilium vollmeri Eastw. (syn of subsp vollmeri)
  • Lilium wigginsii Beane & Vollmer (syn of subsp wigginsii)
Lilium pardalinum seeds

Lilium pardalinum, also known as the leopard lily or panther lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family, native to Oregon, California, and Baja California.[1] It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes California chaparral and woodlands habitats and the Sierra Nevada.[2][3]

Description

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Typically L. pardalinum grows to about 2 metres (6.6 ft) high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). The bulbs are small, and many are usually clustered together on a rhizomatous stock. The flowers are Turk's-cap shaped, red-orange, with numerous brown spots, usually flowering in July. It is a deciduous plant and its dormancy period is in winter. The flower color is either orange, red, or brown.[4] The leaves complexity is simple. The fruits type is capsule.[5]

Subspecies[1][6][7]
  • Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum Kellogg -- leopard lily - southern California, Baja California
  • Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Pitkin Marsh lily - northwestern California
  • Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense (Eastw.) Skinner -- Shasta lily - Oregon, northern California
  • Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri (Eastw.) Skinner -- Vollmer's lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California
  • Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Wiggins' lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California

The subspecies Pitkin Marsh lily, Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense, is federally listed as an endangered species.

Cultivation

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Lilium pardalinum is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens and wildlife gardening; as well as providing height and colour in the flower border and for cut flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Jepson . accessed 12.1.2011
  3. ^ Calflora taxon report Lilium pardalinum Kellogg California Tiger Lily, leopard lily, tiger lily
  4. ^ "Tiger Lily, Lilium pardalinum". calscape.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Lilium pardalinum
  7. ^ USDA
  8. ^ "Lilium pardalinum". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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