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Liliaceae (Lily Family)

 

Liliaceae  (Lily Family)

Characteristics: 
*six parted perianth generally
*in  many  species the segments are colored and  shaped 
alike,  where in others,  there are two rings of three segments, each 
ring being different
*flowers are all color with blue being rare
*six stamens, one pistil
*stigma  generally three-lobed,  or  three separate stigmas on  a 
thre-branched style
*ovary is superior
*fruits generally three-chambered pods or berries
 
Family: Liliaceae

     Genera and Species:

          Genus: Erythronium  (Dogtooth-violet)
                 E. americanum (yellow dogtooth-violet)
                 E. albidum (white dogtooth-violet)                     
          Genus: Uvularia (Bellworts)
                 U. perfoliata 
                 U. grandiflora
                 U. sessilifolia    
          Genus: Trillium (trillium or wake-robins)
                 T. undulatum (painted trillium)
                 T. nivale (dwarf white trillium) 
                 T. erectum (purple trillium)
                 T. grandiflorum (large-flowered trillium
                 T. cernuum (nodding trillium)
                 T. flexipes
                 T. sessile
                 T. recurvatum             
          Genus: Allium (Onion)
                 A. canadense (wild garlic)
                 A. cernuum (wild onion)
                 A. stellatum 
                 A. tricoccum
          Genus: Nothoscordum (False Garlic)
                 N. bivalve   
          Genus: Medeola (Indian cucumber-root)
                 M. virginiana   
          Genus: Lilium (lilies)
                 L. philadelphicum (wood lily)
                 L. canadense (Canada or meadow lily)
                 L. superbum (Turk's-cap lily) 
                 L. tigrinum (common garden tiger lily)
          Genus: Clintonia (clintonia)
                 C. borealis (bluebead or corn-lily)
                 C. umbellulata
          Genus: Polygonatum (Solomon's-seal) 
                 P. canaliculatum
          Genus: Streptopus (twisted-stalk)
                 S. amplexifolius
                 S. roseus
          Genus: Smilacina (false Solomon's-seal)
                 S. racemosa
                 S. stellata
                 S. trifolia 
          Genus: Maianthemum (wild lily-of-the-valley)
                 M. canadense   
          Genus: Ornithogalum (star-of-Bethlehem)
                 O. umbellatum
          Genus: Camassia (wild hyacinth)
                 C. scilloides
          Genus: Zygadenus (camas)
                 Z. glaucus
                 Z. elegans
 
          Genus: Melanthium (bunchflower)
                 M. virginicum
          Genus: Veratrum (Indian poke or false hellebore)
                 V. viride
          Genus: Chamaelirium (fairy-wand or devil's-bit)
                 C. luteum    
          Genus: Stenanthium (featherbells)
                 S. gramineum
          Genus: Hemerocallis (day-lilies)
                 H. fulva
                 H. flava   
          Genus: Smilax (catbriers, greenbriers and carrion-flower
                 S. rotundifolia (greenbrier or horsebrier)
                 S. glauca (sawbrier or wild sarsaparilla)
                 S. hispida
                 S. herbacea (carrion-flower)
                 S. pulverulenta
                 S. ecirrhata 

Contributed comments:

Testing the system

From: Ron Salmon
Email: Dustoff@visuallink.com
Please Send any info you may have on Smilacina racemosa, S.stellata, and S. trifolia. I am doing a college life history research paper on these species. Thanks : Ron

From: john lykkegaard
Email: Johnlykk@post5.tele.dk
You have forgotten the other 90 lily species!!!!

From: dalia khalaf
Email: hort012@student.maich.gr
please, I want more information about nitrate reductse in liliaceae thank you.

From: Cesar Rios
Email: rios_munoz@hotmail.com
Is very interesting to know that there are people like you, I would like to know about the systematic of the Lily family can you tell me where I can find that information?

From: Sharon York
Email: syork@cport.com
Need to find the name both common and specific for what I call "a stinking black lily". It has long grenn

From: Peggi Calder
Email: billc@cnwl.igs.net
Hi! I'm searching for any monographs on the wild allium species - Allium tricoccum in particular. If you are familiar with anything written could you email me the info so I could try to get a copy? Thanks very much, Peggi Calder

From: Alejandro Vasquez encalada
Email: 1000489@UNMS.EDU.PE
Soy estudiante de ciencias biologicas deseo por favor me envie por correo la importancia economica de la familia liliacea. Gracias.

From: Alejandro Vasquez encalada
Email: 1000489@UNMS.EDU.PE
Soy estudiante de ciencias biologicas deseo por favor me envie por correo la importancia economica de la familia liliacea. Gracias.

From: Alejandro Vasquez encalada
Email: 1000489@UNMS.EDU.PE
Soy estudiante de ciencias biologicas deseo por favor me envie por correo la importancia economica de la familia liliacea. c

From: Sarah Ashraf
Email: cutiekabob@aol.com
I need to know the Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species of Nothoscordum bivalve soon. Please help me find this!!!!

From: Diana Carrillo
Email: dianitacarrillo@hotmail.com
I need to know if Aloe Vera belongs to this family and if you know the typus genus of this family. Urgent! I am doing a monography on aloe vera and its family.

From: jshlkjegihghi
Email: yu8gryutuergugtu
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From: Mar a Jota
Email: mariajota54@latinmail.com
Buenos d as: Por favor necesito informaci n sobre la familia liliaceae, su origen, claificaci n, g nero, orden, importancia econ mica y agron mica, especie, detalles sobre la ra z, hojas, tallo. Si es en espa ol mucho mejor. Gracias

From: RAYMUNDO VARGAS
Email: rvargas@virbac.com.mx
quisiera saber si tienen informacion sobre la Laliacea (filiferia) como desinfectante. gracias por su atencion

From: Kristen
Email: kbvan24@hotmail.com
I am doing floral development research on Ruscus aeuleatus, if anyone has any info or could refer me to a good source, I would greatly appriciate it. Thanks

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From: Grant oldroyd
Email: grantoldroyd@hotmail.com
I'm a tafe student i need info or photos or diagrams on monocot and dicot seeds,a ferns life cycle,Gymnosperm life cycle and Angiosperm life cycle.

From: Lissy
Email: lissy66@iprimus.com.au
urgently need a diagram of aloe vera, would love any help, by the way, this site is crap, no info what so ever!!!!

From: Sindhu
Email: sins26@hotmail.com
Hi!! I need the life cycle for moss, and fern. I need names of plants that have dicoot leaves. This is urgent so please help me!! or i will fail my sci. class. Thanx

From: ronald
Email: avalos_ronald@correos.cr
quisiera saber si tiene informacion sobre aloe vera, cultivo,usos, etc. gracias

From: ZUBEDHF'
YOU SUCK I CANT FIND ANYTHING ON THE LILY FAMILY HAVE MORE INFO ABOUT THE WRITERS THAN WHAT IM LOOKING FOR GO HOME YOU FUCKING LOSERS............

From: Who gives a fuck
Email: fuck_u@hotmail.com
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Email: fuck_u@hotmail.com
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From: Marcy Osborn
Email: chicka__22@hotmail.com
I'm looking for some information on a science project i have due Monday! It is on the life cycle of a plant. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE SEND IT TO ME THANK YOU!! Sincerly, Marcy

From: Marcy Osborn
Email: chicka__22@hotmail.com
I'm looking for some information on a science project i have due Monday! It is on the life cycle of a plant. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION PLEASE SEND IT TO ME THANK YOU!! Sincerly, Marcy

From: Joe Schmoe
Email: x_vector_x@hotmail.com
Hey, gimme some more info on this Lily stuff. Phylum, Class, and order. If ur any kind of help center, you will email me with some info, b/c ur site didnt do jack shit for me.

From: Mary
Email: m.lindsay@zfree.co.nz
Hi, Can anyone help me. I have found a plant in my garden which I am told is a black lily. Not the one that stinks.Another name I ws given was Devil lily or Aroid Lily. As it has been unearthed and has the most interesting flowers I would like to know 1. How tall it grows 2. What depth it should be planted and anything else including its history which would be of use to me.

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From: Shari
Email: Chocolate006@hotmail.com
Do anyone know where I can find cool slides on the net showing monocot and dicot leaves? If so email me!!!

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Email: hectorat59@hotmail.com
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Email: harleyd@hotmail.com
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Email: alksfj@L;KSJF
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From: Patricio oJEDA
Email: PATRACCO@YAHOO.COM.AR
sOY ESTUDIANTE DE AGRONIMIA Y NESECITO INFORMACION SOBRE EL CULTIVO DEL aLOE VERA, DESDE YA MUCHAS GRACIAS.

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From: jose luis
Email: jose.gutierreza@essalud.sld.pe
Por favor sobre el cultivo de aloe vera , las caracteristicas quimicas ideales del suelo

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Email: nenita101
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Email: why should i tell you
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Email: Juniora_Armstrong @yahoo.com
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Email: i don't think it matters
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Email: doh i forget
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Email: i don't think it matters
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From: jennie
Email: battiejl@msn.com
Could somebody please assist with the taxonomic hierarchy of the following: Family Liliaceae Genus Crinum Species C. uniflorum Any assistance would be appreciated (except from the foul mouths)

From: leonardo
Email: leonardodonati@hotmail.com
por favor necesito informacion sobre el cultivo de aloe vera. saber si es posible hacerlo en la provincia de corrientes. condiciones de suelo; obtencion de plantas; costos inicial y del proceso de cultivo y produccion; mercado y posiblilidades rentables.

From: leonardo
Email: leonardodonati@hotmail.com
por favor necesito informacion sobre el cultivo de aloe vera. saber si es posible hacerlo en la provincia de corrientes. condiciones de suelo; obtencion de plantas; costos inicial y del proceso de cultivo y produccion; mercado y posiblilidades rentables.


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