Liliaceae
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Family
Liliaceae (Magnoliophyta)
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Scientific Name
Liliaceae
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Common Names
Lily Family
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Description
Number of genera: 10
Number of species: 470
Distribution (from PLANTAE): This family has a Northern Hemisphere distribution with a pronounced center in South-Western and Himalayan Asia to China. The taxa are mostly spring-flowering plants growing in steppes and mountain meadows.
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Floras and Monographs
Liliaceae: [Book] Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
Liliaceae: [Book] Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.