Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asphodelaceae
Subfamilia: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Hemerocallis
Species: Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Name

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus L., 1753
Synonyms

Homotypic
Cameraria lilioasphodelus (L.) Boehm. in C.G.Ludwig, Def. Gen. Pl. ed. 3: 56. 1760.
Heterotypic
Hemerocallis flava (L.) L., Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1: 462. 1762.
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus f. aurantiaca (Baranov & Skvortzov) M.Kitagawa, Neolin. Fl. Manshur. 174. 1979.
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. aurantiaca Baranov & Skvortzov
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. flava , Sp. pl. 1:324. 1753, nom. illeg.
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus var. major hort.
Hemerocallis lutea Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2. 15. t. 83. 1790.

Hybrids

H. × flavocitrina

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 324. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2011. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2011 July 12. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 04 March 2009.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Gelbe Taglilie
suomi: Keltapäivänlilja
magyar: Sárgaliliom
svenska: Gul daglilja
ไทย: ดอกไม้จีน

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (syn. Hemerocallis flava, known as lemon daylily, lemon lily, yellow daylily, and other names) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found across China, in Europe in N.E. Italy and Slovenia and is one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars.[1]

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers.[1]
Culinary use

The flowers of some daylillies, including Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus are edible[2] and are used in Chinese cuisine and Japanese cuisine.
Gallery

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Dried golden needles

Comparison showing flower in visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared. Note the nectar guide pattern visible in UV

References

Botanica : the illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them., Köln: Könemann, 2004, p. 440, ISBN 978-3-8331-1253-9
Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 600. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.