Columbia lily facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Columbia lily |
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Lilium
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columbianum
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Synonymy
Lilium canadense var. minus Alph.Wood
Lilium canadense var. walkeri Alph.Wood Lilium californicum Duch. Lilium sayi Nutt. ex Duch. Lilium canadense var. californicum (Duch.) Bol. Lilium parviflorum (Hook.) W.G.Sm. Lilium lucidum Kellogg Lilium nitidum W.Bull ex Baker Lilium bakeri Purdy Lilium purdyi Waugh |
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Lilium columbianum is a lily native to western North America. It is also known as the Columbia lily, Columbia tiger lily, or simply tiger lily (sharing the latter common name with several other lily species in its genus).
Distribution
Lilium columbianum occurs in lowland and montane forest openings and meadows from southern British Columbia in Canada south to northern California and east to Montana in the northwestern United States. Mostly occurring below 2,000 m (6,600 ft), it usually blooms in June through early August. There are a few isolated populations at high elevations in the Sierra Nevada as far south as Fresno County.
Description
Lilium columbianum grows up to 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) tall, and bears from few to numerous orange flowers with darker spots. The tepals are 3 to 6 cm long and the flowers are lightly scented. Like many true lilies, the leaves are arranged in whorls around the stem of the plant.
Uses
Food
Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and most western Washington peoples steamed, boiled or pit-cooked its bulbs. Bitter or peppery-tasting, they were mostly used as a flavoring, often in soup with meat or fish.
Horticulture
From seed, Lilium columbianum requires three to five years to mature. Cultivated bulbs can be divided or bulb scales may be used to generate new plants more quickly..
Images for kids
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Columbia Lily Buds
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Lilium columbianum anthers
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Lilium columbianum in burned area
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See also
In Spanish: Lilium columbianum para niños
