Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense

Shasta lily, Shasta Lily

Family: Liliaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Shasta lily is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Ranges, and northern Sierra Nevada Highlands in wet meadows and streamsides within conifer forests at elevations of 1,100 to 1,800 meters. Flowering from July to August, this plant produces two-toned flowers with darker tips, ranging 3.7 to 7.6 centimeters long, featuring striking orange to magenta anthers and bright yellow to orange pollen. Growing up to 2.1 meters tall with a weakly clonal habit, it develops whorled leaves and emerges from a bulb with segmented scales. Its leaves are arranged in whorls or alternately in young plants, creating a distinctive architectural structure throughout the plant. The fruit develops 2.2 to 4.3 centimeters long, completing the lily's annual reproductive cycle.

Habitat: Wet meadows, streamsides in conifer forest

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: 1100-1800 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, n SNH

California counties: Modoc, Trinity, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama, Butte, Humboldt, Inyo, Sierra

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.