Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium pumilum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium pumilum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 15 - 60cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its scented flowers.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - western Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern, central and eastern China, Korea

HabitatDry open stony southern slopes in mountainous areas and on foothills[ 47 Title Growing Lilies. Publication Author Fox. D. Publisher Croom Helm Year 1985 ISBN Description A lovely and very readable book dealing with the cultivation of the genus Lilium. ]. Grassland and low scrub in shallow humus-rich soils; at elevations from 400 - 2,600 metres[ 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. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].