Biology 21 Field Botany

Plant Families

Liliaceae

Lily Family

perennial herbs to trees; stem underground, often with rhizome, corm, or bulb

leaves:	basal, linear
inflorescence:
flowers:	sepals and petals often look alike, perianth may be connate, stamens may be adnate to perianth
fruit:	loculicidal or septicidal capsule, (or berry)

representative species

Agave agave or century plant
Allium onion
Brodiaea brodiaea
Calochortus mariposa lilies
Chlorogalum soap plant
Dichelostemma capitatum blue dicks
Fritillaria fritillary
Lilium lily
Trillium trillium or wake robin
Triteleia
- Triteleia hyacinthina
- Triteleia laxa
Yucca yucca

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