Lilium iridollae
Lilium iridollae
Lilium iridollae is a species in the genus of lilies ( Lilium) in the section Pseudolirium. It is only in Florida and Alabama native to the U.S. and is very rare.
Description
Lilium iridollae reaches a height of up to 200 cm. The bulbs are a rhizome and often branched.
The stalk is hard and straight, the leaves lanceolate, up to 15.7 cm long and up to 3.6 cm wide. They are arranged in one to five whorls of three to ten leaves.
The plant flowers from July to August with one to four hanging, not fragrant flowers in an umbel. The flowers consist of six strongly recurved from 6.2 to 10.2 cm long petals ( Turk's cap form). There are three Kron and three sepals, but they look very similar. The basic color of the flowers is yellow to orange - yellow with maroon spots. The anthers are magenta, the pollen brown and green filaments. The seeds mature in 2.5 cm to 5 cm large seed pods zoom.
Distribution and threat
The plant is very rare and only found in very small areas in Florida and Alabama, because their habitat is increasingly destroyed. Is currently being examined to put the plants in the U.S. endangered species list.
Lilium iridollae needs a moist soil, it thrives best in pools and wet places in coniferous forests at altitudes up to 100 m. It is often found in the vicinity of pitcher plants ( Sarracenia ).
System
The closest relatives of Lilium Lilium superbum and iridollae are very rare Lilium pyrophilum.