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Narrative
Lilies (Family Liliaceae) are usually characterized by having flowers with three (or six) petals that have radial symmetry. There are over 4,600 species divided into over 600 genera in this widespread family. North America has about 520 species in almost 90 different genera. (The North American numbers are based on the inclusion of the Amaryllis group with the lily family.)
Here this family has arbitrarily been divided into several subgroups. These groups are the wild lilies of different geographical areas: the Aloe group, and lilies cultivated as ornamentals, or vegetables. The placement of several of the well-known species in both the wild and in the garden has been arbitrary.
Taxonomy
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Latin
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English
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Kingdom
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Plantae
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Plant
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Phylum
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Embryophyta
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Seed Plants
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Class
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Monocotyledoneae
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Monocot
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Order
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Liliiflora
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Lilies And Allies
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Family
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Liliaceae
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Lily
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SubFamily
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References
| Title | Author | Comments |
| Trilliums | Case, Frederick W. Jr. | Although this is limited to a single genus, this is truly a superb book. Every one of the 43 species of Trilliums is pictured and described. Each species is also shown with a superb color photograph typically taken in natural habitat. 284 pages of material makes this a very comprehensive work. |
| Calochortus - Mariposa Lilies and their Relatives | Gerritsen, Mary E. | This excellent work covers the 73 known species of Calochortus. This 232 page book includes detailed discussions of each species, and most are pictured with excellent color photographs. Subspecies are also discussed and pictured. |
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| Genus | Species |
| Abies | cephalonica |
| Abies | forrestii |
| Abies | numidica |
| Abies | pinsapo |
| Abies | veitchii |
| Acacia | tortuosa |
| Acacia | wrightii |
| Acer | barbatum |
| Acer | leucoderme |
| Acer | pseudoplatanus |
| Acer | spicatum |
| Achras | emarginata |
| Acoelorrhaphe | wrightii |
| Acrocomia | totai |
| Albizia | lebbek |
| Alnus | crispa |
| Alnus | maritima |
| Alnus | oblongifolia |
| Alnus | oregona = rubra |
| Alnus | rhombifolia |
| Alnus | rugosa |
| Alvaradoa | amorphoides |
| Amphitecna | latifolia |
| Amyris | balsamifera |
| Amyris | elemifera |
| Annona | squamosa |
| Aquilegia | brevistyla |
| Aquilegia | caerulea |
| Aquilegia | desertorum |
| Aquilegia | elegantula |
| Aquilegia | jonesii |
| Aquilegia | longissima |
| Aquilegia | micrantha |
| Aquilegia | saximontana |
| Aquilegia | scopulorum |
| Aquilegia | triternata |
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