Lilium parryi
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Lilium parryi, common name lemon lily, is a rare species of lily.[1][2][3]
Lilium parryi is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico where it grows in moist areas in mountain habitats. In California it is currently known from the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains and a few remaining spots near Palomar Mountain to the south.[4] It is the only true lily native to Arizona, where a few populations can be found in the Huachuca, Chiricahua, and Santa Rita Mountains.[5] In Mexico, it has been found in mountains in the states of Sonora and Baja California.[6][4][7][8][9]
Lilium parryi is a perennial herb growing erect to about 2 meters in height from a scaly, elongated bulb up to Script error: No such module "convert". long. The leaves are generally linear in shape, up to Script error: No such module "convert". long, and usually arranged in whorls around the stem. The inflorescence is a raceme bearing up to 31 large, showy, bright lemon yellow flowers. The trumpet-shaped, fragrant flowers have six curling tepals up to Script error: No such module "convert". long, sometimes with a few reddish spots. There are six stamens tipped with large anthers up to Script error: No such module "convert". long. The pistil may be Script error: No such module "convert". long. The flowers are pollinated by hawkmoths,[10] especially Hyles lineata and Sphinx perelegans.[11]
Threats to this species include grazing, recreation, natural flooding and human alterations in water regimes, and horticultural collecting of the bulbs and flowers.
Lilium parryi was named for Charles Christopher Parry (28 August 1823 – 20 February 1890), a British-American botanist and mountaineer.
Idyllwild, California, hosts the Lemon Lily Festival, which celebrates this species.[12]
References
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- ↑ Watson, Sereno 1878. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 2: 189. description in English
- ↑ Watson, Sereno 1878. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 2: plates V + VI (5 + 6). line drawings of Lilium parryi
- ↑ Tropicos, Lilium parryi S. Watson
- ↑ a b California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile
- ↑ Arizona Game & Fish Department
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, Lilium parryi S. Watson lemon lily
- ↑ Flora of North America
- ↑ Center for Plant Conservation
- ↑ Lemon Lily Festival Script error: No such module "webarchive".
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