Lilium oxypetalum

Lilium oxypetalum (synonymous with Nomocharis oxypetala) is a small to medium member of the lily family which grows to a height of 20–30 cm. It is native to the N. W. Himalayas. It grows as a single stem from a bulb, preferring a cool, shady position in moist, acid soil. The green stem is tinged with purple and supports a scattering of linear to lanceolate leaves, sometimes in a whorl beneath the flowers. The leaves are up to 7 cm long. The yellow, semi-pendant, unscented flowers are produced in early summer in ones or twos on slender stems. The flowers are shaped like a shallow bowl, up to 5 cm across and have a scattering of purple spots near the centre.[1]

Lilium oxypetalum (syn:Nomocharis oxypetala)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Liliales
Family:
Liliaceae
Genus:
Lilium
Species:
L. oxypetalum
Binomial name
Lilium oxypetalum
Sealy

Oxypetalum (oxee`pet`alum) means sharp petalled.[2]

The variety insigne produces purple flowers.[1]

References
  1. Christopher Brickell, The RHS Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Dorling Kindersly, London 1996, p616. ISBN 0-7513-0436-0
  2. Gledhill, D (1989). The Names of Plants (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 9780521366755.


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