Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium distichum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium distichum is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 60 - 120cm 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.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northeast China, Korea

HabitatMoist and shady broad-leaved woodlands[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 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. ]. Forested slopes, forest margins, hillsides along streams; at elevations from 200 - 1,800 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. ].