Directory of Liliaceae Resources

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Large family of monocotyledonous plants, comprising about 250 genera and 3700 species, growing from bulbs or rhizomes. The flowers are regular and generally in spikes. Gasteria and Aloe are fleshy and adapted for arid conditions, and Gloriosa is a climbing plant. Genera widely grown as ornamentals include the lily, fritillary, tulip and hyacinth.

Subcategories

• Albuca
• Aletris
• Aloe
• Amianthium
• Arthropodium
• Asparagus
• Asphodeline
• Asphodelus
• Aspidistra
• Astelia
• Astroloba
• Baeometra
• Bowiea
• Bulbine
• Bulbinella
• Calochortus
• Cardiocrinum
• Chlorophytum
• Colchicum
• Convallaria
• Cordyline
• Dianella
• Drimiopsis
• Endymion
• Eremurus
• Erythronium
• Eucomis
• Fritillaria
• Gagea
• Gasteria
• Gloriosa
• Haworthia
• Hemerocallis
• Hosta
• Hyacinthus
• Kniphofia
• Lachenalia
• Lapageria
• Leucocrinum
• Lilium
• Liriope
• Litanthus
• Lloydia
• Luzuriaga
• Maianthemum
• Muscari
• Narthecium
• Nomocharis
• Notholirion
• Ophiopogon
• Ornithogalum
• Paradisea
• Paris
• Pleomele
• Reineckea
• Ruscus
• Schizobasis
• Scilla
• Tofieldia
• Trachyandra
• Trichopetalum
• Trillium
• Triteleia
• Tulbaghia
• Tulipa
• Urginea
• Veltheimia
• Veratrum
• Xeronema
• Zigadenus

Resources in This Category

• Asphodelaceae Anonymous

  http://www.asphodelaceae.com/
  Dedicated to the Southern African succulent plants of the family asphodelaceae, including aloe, bulbine, gasteria, and haworthia. Trip reports, and list of references.

• Description of Trilliaceae

  http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/trilliac.htm
  Habit and leaf form, anatomy, morphology, physiology, biochemistry, and geography.

• Families of Flowering Plants: Liliaceae

  http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/liliacea.htm
  Habit and leaf form, anatomy, morphology, physiology. biochemistry, and geography.

• Liliaceae

  http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/liliaceae.html
  The characteristics of the Lily family which includes about 3500 species.

• Seedpods of the Liliaceae Family

  http://www.theseedsite.co.uk/podsliliaceae.html
  Information on the seedheads of members of this family with photographs of several.

• The Aloe Page: Aloaceae

  http://www.succulent-plant.com/families/aloaceae.html
  Information on this subfamily with a plant profile of the genera Aloe, Bulbine and Gasteria.

• The Liliaceae

  http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/lili.htm
  Photos and information on perennial herbs.

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