4-13 Liliaceae, lily family

Marian C. Munro; Ruth E. Newell; Nicholas M. Hill

Authors

Marian C. Munro Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS
Ruth E. Newell E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Nicholas M. Hill Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Keywords:

Magnoliophyte, lily family, monocots, Allium, Veratrum, Uvularia, Trillium, Streptopus, Polygonatum, Ornithogalum, Medeola, Maianthemum, Lilium, Triantha, Hemerocallis, Erythronium, Convallaria, Clintonia, Asparagus, leek, asparagus, lily, lily-of-the-va

Abstract

While there is much compelling evidence available to divide this polyphyletic family into as many as 25 families, the older classification sensu Cronquist is retained here.

Many members are familiar as garden ornamentals and food plants such as onion, garlic, tulip and lily. The flowers are showy and mostly regular, three-merous and with a superior ovary. Nova Scotia has a relatively small diversity of liliaceous plants, but most are native. Image use provided by Ross Hall, Sean Blaney, Martin Thomas, Eugene Quigley, David Mazerolle, Peter Neily and Marian Munro.

Author Biographies

Marian C. Munro, Nova Scotia Museum, Halifax, NS

Curator of Botany (NSPM)

Ruth E. Newell, E. C. Smith Herbarium, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Curator of the E. C. Smith Herbarium (ACAD)

Nicholas M. Hill, Fernhill Institute, Kentville, Nova Scotia; Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Director; Adjunct Professor.