Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium occidentale

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium occidentale is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem up to 220cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - southwest Oregon and northwest California

HabitatCoastal scrub, coastal prairies, gaps in coastal coniferous forests especially with Sitka spruce([Picea sitchensis), Sphag-num bogs and marshes in northern part of range; at elevations up to 100 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].