Lilium pardalinum
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| image = Lewiston lake Leopard Lily.jpg
| genus = Lilium
| species = pardalinum
| authority = Kellogg
| synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=279850 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
| synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true
|title=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)
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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. It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes California chaparral and woodlands habitats and the Sierra Nevada.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8592,8602 Jepson] . accessed 12.1.2011[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4809 Calflora taxon report Lilium pardalinum Kellogg California Tiger Lily, leopard lily, tiger lily ]
Description
Typically L. pardalinum grows to about {{convert|2|m|ft}} high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to {{convert|2.5|m|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.{{Cite web |title=Tiger Lily, Lilium pardalinum |url=https://calscape.org/Lilium-pardalinum-() |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=calscape.org}} The leaves complexity is simple. The fruits type is capsule.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LIPA |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.wildflower.org}}
;Subspecies[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=42743 ITIS Standard Report Page: Lilium pardalinum][http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIPA USDA]
- 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
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.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10221/Lilium-pardalinum-(IXc-d)/Details | title = Lilium pardalinum | website = www.rhs.org | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | access-date = 23 January 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons-inline|Lilium pardalinum|Lilium pardalinum}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Lilium pardalinum|Lilium pardalinum}}
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8592,8602 Jepson Manual Treatment: Lilium pardalinum]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIPA USDA Plants Profile: Lilium pardalinum (leopard lily)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726032838/http://labs1.eol.org/pages/1002522 Labs1.eol.org]
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Category:Flora of the Cascade Range
Category:Flora of the Great Basin
Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Category:Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Category:Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Category:Garden plants of North America
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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