Lilium parvum
{{Short description|Species of lily}}
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|image = Lilium parvum 1.jpg
|genus = Lilium
|species = parvum
|authority = Kellogg
|synonyms_ref = [http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=279890 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
|synonyms = *Lilium canadense var. parvum (Kellogg) Baker ex Van Houtte
}}
Lilium parvum is a species of lily known by the common names Sierra tiger lily and alpine lily. It is native to the mountains of the western United States, primarily the Sierra Nevada of California but also with additional populations in northwestern Nevada and southwestern Oregon.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Lilium%20parvum.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map][http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4816 Calflora taxon report, Lilium parvum Kellogg Alpine lily, Sierra tiger lily ] The plant grows in high altitude forests, sending up flowering stalks during the summer months.
Description
The flowers of Lilium parvum are smaller than those of other lilies, and more bell-shaped than most others. They are yellowish-orange to dark orange-red with lighter orange or yellow centers. The petals are spotted with purple or brown markings. There is a variety that bears lighter pink flowers in the foothills of El Dorado County, California, which is known by the informal common name ditch lily. The plant also readily hybridizes with other Lilium species growing close by.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101742 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 188 Alpine lily, Sierra tiger lily Lilium parvum Kellogg, Hesperian (San Francisco). 8: 163. 1862. ]
Image:Lilium parvum alpine lily flowerhead.jpg
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References
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External links
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIPA3 United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile; Lilium parvum]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8592,8609 Jepson Manual Treatment - Lilium parvum]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lilium+parvum Lilium parvum -Calfotos Photo gallery, University of California]
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Category:Endemic flora of the United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of El Dorado County, California
Category:Taxa named by Albert Kellogg
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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