Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium auratum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium auratum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing an erect, leafy stem around 100 - 150cm tall, though to 180cm in the var platyphyllum[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. The plant iss harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes cultivated as a food crop in Japan and is widely grown as an ornamental[ 2 Title Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Publication Author Hedrick. U. P. Publisher Dover Publications Year 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6 Description Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references. , 163 Title Lilies and Related Plants. Publication Author RHS Lily Group. Publisher Year ISBN Description Lots of interesting snippets about plants in the family Liliaceae (in the old, broad sense) , 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 RangeE. Asia - northern and central Japan.

HabitatHills and mountains[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ] in scrub or grassy places[ 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. ], in volcanic ash or poor gravelly soils, always on steep well-drained slopes[ 143 Title Lilies - Their Culture and Management. Publication Author Woodcock. and Coutts. Publisher Country Life Year 1935 ISBN - Description A classic, but dated. Deals with the genus Lilium. ].