Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium davidii

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium davidii 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. One of the larger lily bulbs, the plant is sometimes cultivated as a food crop in China and is also often grown as an ornamental plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, southern China (Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan Yunnan)

HabitatMoist places in forests, forest margins and grassy slopes; at elevations from 800 - 3,200 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. ].