Lilium bulbiferum
Also known as orange lily, fire lily, tiger lily, St. John's Lily, Jimmy's Bane
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderLiliales
- FamilyLiliaceae
Native toAustria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Switzerland
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Lilium bulbiferum, common names orange lily, fire lily, Jimmy's Bane, tiger lily and St. John's Lily, is a herbaceous European lily with underground bulbs, belonging to the Liliaceae.
The Latin name bulbiferum of this species, meaning "bearing bulbs", refers to the secondary bulbs on the stem of the nominal subspecies.