Lilium pardalinum

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 pardalinum
Subspecies: L. p. pardalinum - L. p. pitkinense - L. p. shastense - L. p. vollmeri - L. p. wigginsii
Name

Lilium pardalinum Kellogg
Hybrids

Lilium × burbankii W.Wilks

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Panther-Lilie
suomi: Pantterililja

Lilium pardalinum, also known as the leopard lily or panther lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family, native to Oregon, California, and Baja California.[1] It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes California chaparral and woodlands habitats and the Sierra Nevada.[2][3]

Typically L. pardalinum grows to about 2 metres (6.6 ft) high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to 2.5 metres (8.2 ft). The bulbs are small, and many are usually clustered together on a rhizomatous stock. The flowers are Turk's-cap shaped, red-orange, with numerous brown spots, usually flowering in July.

Subspecies[1][4][5]

Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum Kellogg -- leopard lily - southern California, Baja California
Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Pitkin Marsh lily - northwestern California
Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense (Eastw.) Skinner -- Shasta lily - Oregon, northern California
Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri (Eastw.) Skinner -- Vollmer's lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California
Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Wiggins' lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California

The subspecies Pitkin Marsh lily, Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense, is federally listed as an endangered species.
Cultivation

Lilium pardalinum is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens and wildlife gardening; as well as providing height and colour in the flower border and for cut flowers. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [6]
References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Jepson . accessed 12.1.2011
Calflora taxon report Lilium pardalinum Kellogg California Tiger Lily, leopard lily, tiger lily
ITIS Standard Report Page: Lilium pardalinum
USDA
"Lilium pardalinum". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 23 January 2021.