The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous geophytes, often growing from bu
Calochortus nuttallii with three sepals and three petals
Erythronium revolutum flower with three stigmata and pseudo-basifixed anthers around the filament tip
Lilioid monocots is an informal name used for a grade of five monocot orders in which the majority of species have flowers with relatively large, coloured tepals. This characteristic is similar to tha