Lilium pardalinum
Lilium pardalinum
The Panther Lily ( Lilium pardalinum ) is a species of the genus Lilium (Lilium ) in the American section.
Description
The Panther Lily reaches a height between 100 cm and 230 cm. The bulbs are round, they consist of yellowish- white scales and form rhizomes.
The stem is smooth and straight, the leaves lanceolate, 4.9 to 26.5 cm long and between 0.3 cm and 5.6 cm. They are bent downward in one to six rings a 3 to 19 leaves arranged around the stem or distributed to him, the leaf margins papillose.
The plant flowers in August 10 to 20 in a panicle nodding, not fragrant flowers. The flowers consist of six rolled backward from 3.5 to 10.4 cm long and 0.9 to 2.2 cm wide petals ( turks composite form). There are three Kron and three sepals, but they look very similar. The basic color of the flowers is bright yellow -orange, red towards the tip in temporarily with brown dots in the yellow area. The anthers and pollen are chocolate brown and the filaments greenish- white.
The seeds mature in oval 22-57 mm zoom large seed pods. The seed germinates the panther lily delayed - hypogeous after a warm / cold / warm cycle.
Dissemination
This species is endemic to the United States in California and Oregon.
The panther -lily grows in colonies with a relatively small specific habitats, often near rivers.
System
In addition to the nominate exist as varieties:
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense: pollen red or brown -orange, magenta anthers, bulbs usually segmented into two parts, circulation area: near the coast, especially around Sebastopol (California), there in the Wetlands. The subspecies is critically endangered and one of the rarest Lilientaxa ever, the number of surviving individuals is estimated to be only around 300 pieces.
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense: pollen yellow or light orange, anthers orange to magenta, onions segmented into two or four parts, distribution: Northern California and Southern Oregon.
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri: Very long, narrow leaves, flowers slightly smaller, dark orange pollen, distribution: Northwestern California and Southern Oregon.
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii: monochrome yellow flowers, and anthers and pollen yellow, area of distribution: northern California and southern Oregon.
No real variety is:
- Lilium giganteum var pardalinum: larger plant, up to three meters, with up to 50 flowers. This apparent variety was identified humboldtii of Jacob Whitman Bailey as hybrids between Lilium pardalinum and Lilium.
Cultivation
The bulb of the Panther Lily is edible, it is rich in starch, and can be used similar to the cooked potato. It was mainly baked and consumed by the Atsugewi, Karok and Yana in an earth oven.