Liliaceae
| Lily Family: Liliaceae | ||||||||||
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 An orange daylily | ||||||||||
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Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa |
The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of important ornamental flowers. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins, and flower parts in threes.
The Lily family formerly included a great number of genera that are now included in other families, and some in other orders. The family Smilacaceae was formerly included in the Liliaceae but now is segregated on several bases. Family Melanthiaceae (Trilliaceae) is also now segregated by most taxonomists. Many other genera formerly classified in family Liliaceae are now widely thought to belong to families in order Asparagales.
Naked or Resurrection Lily (Lycoris squamigera)
The lily flower is used in heraldry. See: Fleur-de-lis.
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