Lilium pyrenaicum

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. Liriotypus
Species: Lilium pyrenaicum
Name

Lilium pyrenaicum Gouan, Ill. Observ. Bot.: 25. 1773.
Synonyms

Homotypic
Lilium pomponium subsp. pyrenaicum (Gouan) K. Richter, Pl. Eur. 1: 211. 1890.

Heterotypic
Lilium flavum Lam., Fl. Franç. 3: 283. 1779, nom. illeg.
Lilium pyrenaicum f. rubrum Stoker
Lilium pyrenaicum var. rubrum Marshall, 1929.

References

Govaerts, R. (2006). World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 2009 July 22 [1]

Additional references

Matthews, V. 1984. Lilium pyrenaicum – a complex species. The Kew Magazine 1(1): 36-43.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Pyrenäen-Lilie
suomi: Pyreneittenlilja
français: Lis des Pyrénées
svenska: Pyreneisk lilja

Lilium pyrenaicum (Pyrenean lily,[1] yellow Turk's-cap lily, yellow martagon lily) is native to montane regions, mainly the Pyrenees, from Spain and eastwards, with the range extending into the Caucasus. It grows up to 1.3 m high. It bears up to 12 Turks-cap shaped flowers. These are yellow, orange or red, and unpleasantly scented.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

Patrick M. Synge: Collins Guide to Bulbs. 1961.
European Garden Flora; vol. 1, 1986.