Liliaceae

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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. The petals on the Liliaceae family generally come in groups of threes; and normally teardrop shaped. The leaves of the Liliaceae family are linear shaped with parallel veination.

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 (Red spider lily) 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

Tiger lily (L. lancifolium ) Genus: Lilium	Spring Snowflake (L. vernum) Genus: Leucojum	Red spider lily ( L. radiata) Genus: Lycoris	Spiderlily Genus: Hymenocallis
Wild tulip (T. sylvestris) Genus: Tulipa	English Bluebell (H. non-scripta) Genus: Hyacinthoides	Daffodil (N. assoanus) Genus: Narcissus	Hosta (H. plantaginea ) Genus: Hosta
Lily of the Valley (C. majalis) Genus: Convallaria	Coral Queen (Oriental hybrid lily)	Orange lily (L. bulbiferum) Genus: Lilium	Chinese lily (L. rosthornii) Genus: Lilium
Dog's tooth violet (E. dens-canis) Genus: Erythronium	Toadlily (T. hirta) Genus: Tricyrtis	(E. japonicum) Genus: Erythronium