Lilium pardalinum
Lilium pardalinum, also known as the leopard lily or panther lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family, native to Oregon, California, and Baja California. It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes California chaparral and woodlands habitats and the Sierra Nevada.
Description
Typically L. pardalinum grows to about high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to. The bulbs are small, and many are usually clustered together on a rhizomatous stock. The flowers are Turk's-cap shaped, red-orange, with numerous brown spots, usually flowering in July. It is a deciduous plant and its dormancy period is in winter. The flower color is either orange, red, or brown. The leaves complexity is simple. The fruits type is capsule.;Subspecies
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum Kellogg -- leopard lily - southern California, Baja California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense Skinner -- Pitkin Marsh lily - northwestern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense Skinner -- Shasta lily - Oregon, northern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri Skinner -- Vollmer's lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii Skinner -- Wiggins' lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California