''Lilium pardalinum'', also known as the leopard lily or panther lily, is a flowering
bulbous perennial plant in the
lily family
The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a ...
,
native
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People
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In arts and entert ...
to
Oregon,
California, and
Baja California.
[ It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes ]California chaparral and woodlands
The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico), located on the west coast of North America. It is a ...
habitats and the Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
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Typically ''L. pardalinum'' grows to about high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to . The bulb
In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs duri ...
s 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.
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*''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'', the Pitkin Marsh lily, is an endangered perennial herb of the family Liliaceae that is endemic to certain wetland areas in the northern California Coast Ranges of Sonoma County, California, United St ...
, ''Lilium pardalinum'' subsp. ''pitkinense'', is federally listed as an endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
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Cultivation
''Lilium pardalinum'' is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens and wildlife gardening
Wildlife refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. Wildlife was also synonymous to game: those birds and mammals that were hunted ...
; 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
The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions.
History
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References
External links
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Jepson Manual Treatment: ''Lilium pardalinum''
USDA Plants Profile: ''Lilium pardalinum'' (leopard lily)
Labs1.eol.org
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Flora of California
Flora of Oregon
Flora of the Cascade Range
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
Garden plants of North America
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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