Lilium parvum
Lilium parvum
Lilium parvum is a species of the genus Lilium (Lilium ) in the American section.
Description
Lilium parvum reaches a height of 90 cm to 170 cm. The bulbs are unsegmented and roundish. They form rhizomes.
The straight stem itself does not form roots. The leaves are lanceolate, up to 15 cm long and up to 4.4 cm wide. They are arranged in two to five whorls of three to thirteen sheets.
The plant flowers from June to August, 1 to 26 horizontal flowers in a panicle. The hermaphrodite flowers are triple. The six arranged bloom ( tepals ) are easily rolled and 3.2 to 4.2 cm long. The basic color of the flowers is heaps orange, rarely yellowish, sometimes with dark brown or purple spots. Overall, the color of Lilium parvum is very diverse and variable. Each flower has three carpels and six stamens. The anthers are pale yellow, orange or magenta pollen are yellowish to orange. The seeds mature in 2.3 cm to 3.7 cm large oval seed capsules.
Dissemination
The species is native to California and Nevada. At lower altitudes, there is often the yellow to orange type, in the Sierra Nevada tends rather to the nature of red flowers. The purple form is found mainly in El Dorado County.
Lilium parvum needs a moist soil, grows best on wet meadows or thickets near rivers or ponds, often in the vicinity of willow (Salix spp.) At altitudes 1400-2900 m above sea level.
System
Lilium parvum forms in nature hybrids, Lilium Lilium pardalinum and kelleyanum.