Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium candidum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium candidum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 100cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It was formerly cultivated in Monastry Gardens for use as a medicine and also as an important symbol in Christian religion. It is commonly grown as an ornamental[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Europe - Balkans, Greece; western Asia - Turkey, eastern Mediterranean

HabitatRocky slopes and in scrub to 600 metres[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. , 90 Title Bulbs Publication Author Phillips. R. and Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books Year 1989 ISBN 0-330-30253-1 Description Superbly illustrated, it gives brief details on cultivation and native habitat. ].