Lilium kelleyanum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Lilioideae
Genus: Lilium
Sectio: L. sect. Pseudolirium
Species: Lilium kelleyanum
Name

Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon (1903)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Lilium fresnense (Eastw.) Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 18. 1941.
Lilium inyoense Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 18. 1941.
Lilium nevadense var. fresnense Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 42. 1933.
Lilium nevadense var. monense Eastw., Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 42. 1933.
Lilium pardalinum var. parviflorum Eastw., Fl. S. Fork Kings River: 14. 1902.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern Europe
California (Sierra Nevada)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lemmon, J.G. 1903: Sierra Club Bulletin. San Francisco 4: 300.

Additional references

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.) 2002. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. 723 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford, ISBN 0-19-515208-5. efloras Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lilium kelleyanum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Lilium kelleyanum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lilium kelleyanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 July 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lilium kelleyanum. Published online. Accessed: July 31 2022.

Vernacular names
English: Kelley's lily

Lilium kelleyanum is a California species of lily known by the common name Kelley's lily.[2] It grows primarily in wetlands in the Sierra Nevada as well as in the Coast Ranges and southern Cascades in the northern part of the state.[3][4]
Description

Lilium kelleyanum is a perennial herb known to exceed two meters in height. It originates from a scaly, elongated bulb up to about 8 centimetres (3.1 in) long. The oval leaves are located in several whorls about the stem, each up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) long and drooping at the tip. The inflorescence bears up to 25 large, nodding lily flowers. The flower is bell-shaped with 6 strongly recurved yellow to orange tepals up to 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long. There are 6 stamens with large red anthers and a pistil which may be over 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long. The flowers are pollinated by swallowtails.[5]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 187 Kelley’s lily Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon, Sierra Club Bull. 4: 300. 1903.
Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
Calflora taxon report, Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon Kelley's lily
"Lilium kelleyanum Lemmon". Flora of North America. 1903. p. 300.