Liliaceae FAMILY
Lilium pensylvanicum
Lilium pensylvanicum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lilium pensylvanicum 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeN.E. Asia - eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, northern China, Japan, Korea
HabitatDamp meadows and forest edges in mixed herbaceous vegetation in sandy soils[ 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. ]. Open forests, bushy slopes, hillsides and moist meadows; at elevations from 400 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ].