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Liliaceae
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Liliales Family: Liliaceae

Liliaceae is a family of about 4000 species and 250 genera. They are located all over the world in many different climates, and frequently used for decoration due to their vibrant colors and graceful appearance.

Contents 1 Anatomy 2 Genera 3 Gallery 4 Related References 5 See Also

Anatomy

The flower parts on the Liliaceae family generally come in groups of threes; and the petals of this family are normally teardrop shaped. Lilies have thicker stems than most other genera because of their large flowers. The veins on the stem are parallel. The leaves of the Liliaceae family are linear shaped, which simply means that they resemble a straight line.

Genera

Agapanthus (agapanthus) Aletris (colicroot) Allium (onion) Alstroemeria (lily of the Incas) Amaryllis (amaryllis) Amianthium (amianthium) Ammocharis (ammocharis) Androstephium (funnel lily) Arthropodium (rock lily) Asparagus (asparagus) Asphodelus (asphodelus) Astelia (pineapplegrass) Beaucarnea (bottle-palm) Bloomeria (goldenstar) Bomarea (bomarea) Brodiaea (brodiaea) Calochortus (mariposa lily) Camassia (camas) Chamaelirium (chamaelirium) Chionodoxa (chionodoxa) Chlorogalum (soapplant) Chlorophytum (chlorophytum) Clintonia (bluebead) Clivia (Kaffir-lily) Colchicum (colchicum) Convallaria (Lily of the Valley) Cooperia (rainlily) Cordyline (cordyline) Crinum (swamplily) Curculigo (curculigo) Dasylirion (sotol) Dianella (dianella) Dichelostemma (snakelily) Echeandia (echeandia) Eremocrinum (eremocrinum)

Erythronium (fawnlily) Eucharis (Amazonlily) Eurycles (Schultes) Fritillaria (fritillary) Gagea (gagea) Galanthus (snowdrop) Gloriosa (flame lily) Habranthus (copperlily) Harperocallis (harperocallis) Hastingsia (rushlily) Helonias (helonias) Hemerocallis (daylily) Hesperocallis (desert lily) Hippeastrum (hippeastrum ) Hosta (plantain lily) Hyacinthoides (hyacinthoides) Hyacinthus (hyacinth) Hymenocallis (spiderlily) Hypoxis (star-grass) Kniphofia (redhot poker) Lachenalia (lachenalia) Leucocrinum (starlily) Leucojum (snowflake) Lilium (lily) Liriope (lilyturf) Lloydia (alplily) Lophiola (lophiola) Lycoris (lycoris) Maianthemum (mayflower) Medeola (Indian cucumber) Milla (milla ) Muilla (muilla) Muscari (grape hyacinth) Narcissus (daffodil) Narthecium (asphodel) Nerine (nerine) Nolina (beargrass)

Nothoscordum (false garlic) Odontostomum (Hartweg's doll's-lily) Oncostema (oncostema) Ophiopogon (ophiopogon) Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) Pancratium (pancratium) Pleea (pleea) Pleomele (hala pepe) Polygonatum (Solomon's seal) Prosartes Scadoxus (scadoxus) Schoenocaulon (feathershank) Schoenolirion (sunnybell) Scilla (scilla) Scoliopus (fetid adderstongue) Sprekelia (Jacobean Lily) Stenanthium (featherbells) Stenomesson (stenomesson) Sternbergia (winter daffodil) Streptopus (twistedstalk) Tofieldia (tofieldia) Triantha (Baker) Tricyrtis (tricyrtis) Trillium (trillium) Tristagma (springstar) Triteleia ( triteleia) Triteleiopsis (Bajalily) Tulbaghia (wild garlic) Tulipa (tulip) Urginea (liverseed grass) Uvularia (bellwort) Veratrum (hellebore) Xerophyllum (beargrass) Zephyranthes (zephyrlily) Zigadenus (deathcamas)

Gallery

Genus: Nymphaea

Glio Lily

Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum)

Related References

• Liliaceae USDA
• Lilium Ohio State University
• Liliaceae by Wikipedia
• Liliaceae Botany Department at University of Hawai`i at Manoa

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See Also

• Plants
• Lily