Liliaceae FAMILY
Lilium bulbiferum
Lilium bulbiferum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lilium bulbiferumis a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem around 120cm tall The plant iss harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. It is cultivated as a food crop in China and as a medicinal plant in Germany[ 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. ]. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern Central Europe - Germany to Poland, south to Spain, Italy, the Balkans and Romania.
HabitatScrub, amongst bracken and on rocky slopes[ 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. ].