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Tiger lily

Lilium lancifolium: Tiger Lily

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Genus:	Lilium
Species:	lancifolium

Binomial nomenclature

Lilium lancifolium

The Tiger lily Lilium lancifolium (or Tigerlilly, Tigerlily) is a large and spectacular flower which is also cultivated in Asia for its edible bulb.

Like other true lilies, the flowers are borne on an erect stem clothed with the more or less linear leaves.

The American 'red lily' or 'wild lily' (Lilium philadelphicum) is also sometimes known as the 'tiger lily' because of its black spotted flowers. This lily also has an edible bulb and was eaten by the American Indians.