Family

Liliaceae (Lilies)

Calochortus elegans. Photo: (c) John Hanna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and about 705 known species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a fair amount of morphological diversity despite genetic similarity. Common characteristics include large flowers with parts arranged in threes: with six colored or patterned petaloid tepals (undifferentiated petals and sepals) arranged in two whorls, six stamens and a superior ovary….

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Liliales (Lilies, supplejacks, and allies)
        Family: Liliaceae (Lilies)
        Subfamily: Calochortoideae (Mariposa and toad lilies) (5)
        Subfamily: Streptopoideae (Fairybells, fetid adderstongues, and twistedstalks) (4)
        Subfamily: Lilioideae (True lily subfamily) (26)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Calochortoideae (Mariposa and toad lilies)

Subfamily: Streptopoideae (Fairybells, fetid adderstongues, and twistedstalks)

Subfamily: Lilioideae (True lily subfamily)

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