Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium nanum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium nanum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 45cm tall The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Myanmar

HabitatOpen grassy, rocky hillsides, amongst dwarf rhododendron shrubs, forest margins, thickets, and alpine grasslands; at elevations from 3,500 - 4,500 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. ].