# tiger lily

*Lilium lancifolium*

This species rarely produces viable seeds; instead, it reproduces vegetatively using dark, pea-sized aerial bulbs called bulbils that grow along its stem.

- **Taxonomy:** Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Liliales › Liliaceae › Lilium
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Grassy slopes, mountain valleys, forest margins, and sunny meadows
- **Diet:** Autotrophic (Photosynthesis)
- **Range:** East Asia, North America (naturalized), Europe
- **Size:** 80 to 150 cm in height
- **Lifespan:** Perennial (individual bulbs can live for over 10-15 years)
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Agricultural expansion, urbanization, and unsustainable wild foraging of its edible bulbs.
- **Safe to approach?:** Harmless to touch for humans, though the orange pollen can stain clothing. Warning: This plant is extremely toxic to domestic cats; even minor ingestion of leaves, petals, or pollen can cause fatal kidney failure. Keep felines away and seek immediate veterinary care if exposure occurs.

## About

Lilium lancifolium (syn. L. tigrinum ) is an Asian species of lily, native to China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East. It is widely planted as an ornamental because of its showy orange-and-black flowers, and has become naturalized in numerous scattered locations in eastern North America (particularly in New England).

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/bef3e850-5c88-4f9f-a1ab-cebf5cc1fac8
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49524
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilium lancifolium
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/46057160/medium.jpg (Kim, Hyun-tae, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.