Lilium bolanderi

Bolander's lily

Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Bolander's lily is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges in serpentine soil of chaparral and conifer forest at elevations of 150 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces striking red or magenta flowers with salmon or pale yellow undertones, nodding in clusters of 1 to 9 blooms and measuring 3 to 4.7 centimeters long. Growing up to 1.1 meters tall with an erect, ovoid bulb, the lily has distinctive glaucous (bluish-gray) stems and leaves that grow in whorls of 2 to 6. Its leaves are wavy-edged, ascending, and generally obovate or oblanceolate, measuring 1.8 to 7 centimeters long and often cupping the stem. The flower's stamens match the perianth length, with red-magenta anthers producing red-brown, orange, or yellow pollen.

Habitat: Serpentine soil in chaparral, conifer forest, generally with

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 150-1500 m

Bioregions: KR

California counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou

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