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Liliales

Called “Lilies, Supplejacks, And Allies” in GBIF

Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and Angiosperm Phylogeny Web system, within the lilioid monocots. This order of necessity includes the family Liliaceae. The APG III system (2009) places this order in the monocot clade. In APG III, the family Luzuriagaceae is combined with the family Alstroemeriaceae and the family Petermanniaceae is recognized. Both the order Lililiales and the family Liliaceae have had a widely disputed history, with the circumscription varying greatly from one taxonomist to another. Previous members of this order, which at one stage included most monocots with conspicuous tepals and lacking starch in the endosperm are now distributed over three orders, Liliales, Dioscoreales and Asparagales, using predominantly molecular phylogenetics. The newly delimited Liliales is monophyletic, with ten families. Well known plants from the order include Lilium (lily), tulip, the North American wildflower Trillium, and greenbrier.

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Also here, with one plant each: Colchicaceae (Gloriosa superba).

Research on Liliales

41 articles
Europe PMC → · research article

Why crossing different lily species so often fails to seed

The showy lily bulbs sold at garden centers are almost all hybrids, and this research explains th...

PubMed → · research article

Beetles reward woodland wildflowers that make more and sweeter nectar

The wildflowers carpeting a shady forest floor are competing for beetle visits, and the plants wi...

What science is finding about Liliales

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this order, newest first.

Beetles reward woodland wildflowers that make more and sweeter nectar

The wildflowers carpeting a shady forest floor are competing for beetle visits, and the plants with the richest nectar are the...

Fly Poison pollinators / native-plants

Native Alaska wildflower confirmed growing right in an Anchorage yard

Anchorage residents walking their own neighborhood streets are turning up verified sightings of native forest plants, showing...

White twisted-stalk native-plants / urban-ecology

Why crossing different lily species so often fails to seed

The showy lily bulbs sold at garden centers are almost all hybrids, and this research explains the cellular chaos plant...

Lily crop-improvement / propagation

Medicinal plant's own chemicals help sculpt its inner bacterial community

Growers cultivating Paris polyphylla for traditional medicine can now target specific beneficial soil bacteria as inoculants...

Paris polyphylla medicinal-plants / soil-health

common beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) observed in Oregon City, OR 97045, USA

Beargrass blooms are a classic sign of healthy Pacific Northwest forests — spotting one and logging it on iNaturalist helps...

common beargrass native-plants / citizen-science

roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) observed in Marie Strese Conservation Area, Mansfield, MA, US

Roundleaf greenbrier's dense, thorny thickets in conservation areas like this one create the exact kind of impenetrable...

Roundleaf Greenbrier native-plants / citizen-science

nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) observed in Dingwall, NS B0C 1G0, Canada

Nodding trilliums bloom for only a few weeks each spring in rich, shaded hardwood forests — spotting one tells you the...

Nodding Trillium native-plants / phenology

Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 381 observations this week

Red trillium blooming in your local woods is one of spring's most reliable phenological clocks — if you're timing a wildflower...

Red Trillium native-plants / phenology

Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 685 observations this week

Large white trillium blooms for only a few fleeting weeks each spring in eastern woodlands — and if you spot one, it likely...

Large White Trillium native-plants / phenology

red trillium (Trillium erectum) observed in Alban, ON P0M 1A0, Canada

Red trillium emerging in the boreal-transition forests of northern Ontario signals the brief window each spring when these...

Red Trillium native-plants / phenology

large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) observed in Leeds and Grenville, CA-ON, CA

Large white trillium is Ontario's provincial flower and a reliable signal of old-growth forest health — spotting it in Leeds...

Large White Trillium native-plants / phenology

A collaborative strategy of multi-technology integration for mycotoxin risk assessment and early warning in edible and medicinal plants.

Job's tears grain and lily bulbs sold in herbal markets and health food stores were contaminated with harmful mold toxins in...

Lily medicinal-plants / food-safety

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 431 observations this week

Yellow trout lily carpets forest floors for just a few weeks each spring before vanishing entirely — catching its bloom window...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / native-plants

Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 546 observations this week

Red trillium blooming in your local forest is one of spring's most precise ecological clocks — if you note when it opens each...

Red Trillium native-plants / phenology

Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 766 observations this week

If you walk any eastern hardwood forest this week, you're in the middle of peak trillium season — and every photo you submit...

Large White Trillium phenology / native-plants

large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) observed in Melva Lind Interpretive Center, St Peter, MN 56082, USA

Large white trillium takes over a decade to bloom from seed, so spotting one in a local nature center signals that the...

Large White Trillium native-plants / phenology

Camouflage via leaf mottling among North American Erythronium species increases with forest cover and deer abundance.

The spotted trout lilies carpeting your spring woodland floor are wearing camouflage refined by deer — forests with heavier...

Fawn Lily native-plants / herbivory

Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 421 observations this week

Red trillium blooming in your local woodland right now is one of the clearest signals that spring has fully arrived — and...

Red Trillium phenology / citizen-science

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 564 observations this week

Yellow trout lily carpeting a woodland floor in April is one of the earliest signs that spring pollinators have food available...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / spring-ephemerals

Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 613 observations this week

The trilliums blooming right now in forests near you are an early-warning signal for spring timing shifts — if you start...

Large White Trillium phenology / citizen-science

Extremely Fine-Scale Soil Heterogeneity in a Rare Serpentine Endemic Plant Shape Patterns of Genetic Diversity.

Protecting the patchwork of subtly different soils within a nature reserve or wild area may be just as critical to a rare...

Tiburon mariposa lily soil-health / conservation-genetics

Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 548 observations this week

Spotting trilliums in your local woods is a sign of old-growth forest health — these flowers take 7-10 years to first bloom...

Large White Trillium phenology / citizen-science

Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 642 observations this week

Red trillium blooms in the same shady forest understory patches where you might hike or hunt morel mushrooms in spring —...

Red Trillium phenology / citizen-science

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 1010 observations this week

Yellow trout lily carpets forest floors in early spring before trees leaf out, and right now is your best window to spot — or...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / citizen-science

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 619 observations this week

Yellow trout lily carpets woodland floors in early spring before tree canopies close, and if you walk through any eastern...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / citizen-science

green false hellebore (Veratrum viride) observed in North Lawrence

Green false hellebore is highly toxic to humans and livestock, so knowing it grows in North Lawrence means hikers, pet owners,...

Green False Hellebore citizen-science / toxic-plants

Trending: giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) — 169 observations this week

If you walk wooded trails in Oregon, Washington, or British Columbia in spring, these striking white lilies carpeting the...

Giant White Fawn Lily phenology / citizen-science

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 1700 observations this week

Those cheerful yellow nodding flowers carpeting your local woodland floor in April are yellow trout lilies — and right now...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / citizen-science

giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) observed in Skagit County, WA, USA

Knowing exactly where giant white fawn lilies grow helps protect the shaded forest edges and moist woodlands they depend on —...

Giant White Fawn Lily citizen-science / native-wildflowers

Trending: Pacific trillium (Trillium ovatum) — 126 observations this week

Tracking how many people are seeing Pacific trillium in bloom each year helps scientists detect whether spring is arriving...

Pacific trillium phenology / citizen-science

Trending: giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) — 264 observations this week

Tracking bloom observations like these helps gardeners and conservationists understand whether spring wildflowers are shifting...

Giant White Fawn Lily phenology / native-wildflowers

Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 1312 observations this week

Yellow trout lily is a bellwether of spring in eastern forests — if you walk in a woodland park right now, you may be able to...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / citizen-science

Pacific trillium (Trillium ovatum) observed in Washington, US

Community observations like this one help scientists track where native wildflowers are thriving or disappearing, which can...

Pacific trillium phenology / native-plants

giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) observed in Victoria, BC V8R 6K8, Canada

Giant white fawn lilies are native wildflowers that support early-season pollinators, and knowing where they grow helps...

Giant White Fawn Lily urban-ecology / native-plants

Little Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum) observed in Hilham

Tracking where native wildflowers like Little Sweet Betsy still grow helps conservationists and gardeners know which local...

Little Sweet Betsy native-wildflowers / citizen-science

Trending: giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) — 193 observations this week

Tracking when and where wildflowers like giant white fawn lily bloom each year helps scientists spot shifts in spring timing...

Giant White Fawn Lily phenology / citizen-science

yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) observed in Aurora, OH, US

Yellow trout lily is a key early-spring wildflower that supports native pollinators emerging from winter, and spotting it in...

Yellow Trout Lily phenology / urban-ecology

Trending: giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) — 174 observations this week

Tracking when and where native wildflowers like giant white fawn lily bloom each year helps gardeners and conservationists...

Giant White Fawn Lily phenology / urban-ecology

White Globe Lily (Calochortus albus) observed in Tuolumne County, US-CA, US

White Globe Lily is a native California wildflower that supports local pollinators and represents the kind of delicate,...

White Globe Lily phenology / urban-ecology

Harnessing endophytes and Multi-Omics for sustainable Colchicine biosynthesis.

Researchers demonstrate how beneficial microorganisms living inside Gloriosa superba plants boost colchicine production—a...

Gloriosa superba crispr / plant-signaling