Lilium kelleyanum

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|genus = Lilium

|species = kelleyanum

|authority = Lemmon

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|Lilium pardalinum var. parviflorum Eastw.

|Lilium nevadense var. fresnense Eastw.

|Lilium nevadense var. monense Eastw.

|Lilium fresnense (Eastw.) Eastw.

|Lilium inyoense Eastw.

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Lilium kelleyanum is a California species of lily known by the common name Kelley's lily.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101734 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 187 Kelley’s lily Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon, Sierra Club Bull. 4: 300. 1903. ] It grows primarily in wetlands in the Sierra Nevada as well as in the Coast Ranges and southern Cascades in the northern part of the state.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Lilium%20kelleyanum.png Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map][http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4805 Calflora taxon report, Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon Kelley's lily ]

Description

Lilium kelleyanum is a perennial herb known to exceed two meters in height. It originates from a scaly, elongated bulb up to about {{convert|8|cm}} long. The oval leaves are located in several whorls about the stem, each up to {{convert|15|cm}} long and drooping at the tip. The inflorescence bears up to 25 large, nodding lily flowers. The flower is bell-shaped with 6 strongly recurved yellow to orange tepals up to {{convert|6|cm}} long. There are 6 stamens with large red anthers and a pistil which may be over {{convert|3|cm}} long. The flowers are pollinated by swallowtails.{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101734|title=Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon|publisher=Flora of North America|volume=4|page=300|year=1903}}

References

External links

[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8592,8598 Jepson Manual Treatment: Lilium kelleyanum]
[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIKE United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Lilium kelleyanum]
[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lilium+kelleyanum Calphotos Lilium kelleyanum Photo gallery]

kelleyanum

Category:Endemic flora of California

Category:Plants described in 1903

Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status