Liliaceae

E285068

Liliaceae is a family of flowering monocot plants that includes many well-known ornamental and bulbous species such as lilies and tulips.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Liliaceae canonical 8

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
APGSystemPlacement order Liliales
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Liliopsida
surface form: Monocots
commonName lily family
contains Cardiocrinum
Clintonia
Erythronium
Fritillaria
Gagea
Gagea lutea
Lilium
Lilium
surface form: Lilium candidum

Lilium martagon
Medeola
Nomocharis
Notholirion
Prosartes
Scoliopus
Streptopus
Tricyrtis
Tulipa
Tulipa gesneriana
describedAs family of flowering plants
distribution cosmopolitan
economicUse cut flowers
garden bulbs
ornamental plants
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
fruitType capsule
growthForm geophytes
gynoecium superior ovary
hasCharacteristic flowering plants
monocotyledonous
mostly herbaceous perennials
often bulb-forming
hasNotableMember garden tulip
true lilies
kingdom Plantae
leafVenation parallel venation
namedAfter Lilium
surface form: genus Lilium
nativeTo temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
order Liliales
perianthParts six tepals
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
stamenNumber six stamens
taxonomicHistory circumscription revised by modern phylogenetics
taxonomicRank family
typeGenus Lilium

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Liliopsida includesFamily Liliaceae
Easter lily family Liliaceae
Semper Augustus family Liliaceae
Sego lily family Liliaceae
subject surface form: Calochortus nuttallii
Liliales contains Liliaceae
Lilium family Liliaceae
Tulipa parentTaxon Liliaceae
Tulipa family Liliaceae