''Lilium kesselringianum'' is a large herbaceous member of the

lily ''Lilium'' ( ) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are ...

family. It is native to

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and

South Caucasus The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and West Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Armenia, ...

as well as northern

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. It grows from sea level along the Black Sea up into the mountains to subalpine level on forest edges, in brushlands, and in grassy meadows. The plant grows to a height of 40–60 inches (1–1.5m), but has been recorded growing up to 80inches (2m). It has an oval bulb of 3–4 inches (10–20 cm) diameter and covered in scales. The leaves are

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and 4–8 inches (10–20 cm) long and grow up the length of the stem. 5–10 nodding flowers are displayed in June on a

raceme A raceme () or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate growth, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are ...

at the tip of the stem. (In

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

the plants flower up to 3 weeks later) Bright to straw yellow, tubular to bell–shaped they are spotted inside, 2.5–3 inches (6–8 cm) in diameter and 4–6 inches (10–15 cm) long. The petals are turned back at the tips. The pollen is bright yellow to beige.Ornamental Plants From Russia And Adjacent States Of The Former Soviet Union ''Lilium kesselringianum'' Miscz.
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numerous color photos; captions in Russian Flora of the Caucasus kesselringianum Plants described in 1914 Flora of Turkey {{liliales-stub