''Lilium washingtonianum'' is a North American plant species in the

lily family The lily family, Liliaceae, consists of about 15 genera and 610 species of flowering plants within the order Liliales. They are monocotyledonous, perennial, herbaceous, often bulbous geophytes. Plants in this family have evolved with a ...

.Kellogg, Albert. 1859. Hesperian (San Francisco) 3: 340 It is also known as the Washington lily, Shasta lily, or Mt. Hood lily. It is named after

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and not the state of

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; in fact, as the northern range of the plant is near

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, it does not naturally occur in the state of

. ''Lilium washingtonianum'' is native to the Cascade Range and

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of western North America. Its range is limited to the states of

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and

.Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 182 Washington lily ''Lilium washingtonianum'' Kellogg, Hesperian (San Francisco). 3: 340. 1859.
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Description

''Lilium washingtonianum'' grows up to 2 m tall, and bears large fragrant white or pinkish flowers that are often decorated with purplish spots. The

tepal A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated (i.e. of very ...

s are 6 to 9 cm long and not strongly reflexed. It is typically found in

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, open woods, recently burned areas, or revegetating clearcuts.Hitchcock, Charles Leo and Cronquist, Arthur. Flora of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, . ;Subspecies * ''Lilium washingtonianum'' subsp. ''purpurascens'' (Stearn) M.W.Skinner - flowers aging deep pink or lavender * ''Lilium washingtonianum'' subsp. ''washingtonianum'' - flowers aging pink or white

References

External links

Jepson Flora Project - ''Lilium washingtonianum''United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: ''Lilium washingtonianum''''Lilium washingtonianum'' - Calfotos Photo gallery, University of California
{{Taxonbar, from=Q287066 washingtonianum Flora of California Flora of Oregon Flora of the Cascade Range Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Endemic flora of the United States Taxa named by Albert Kellogg Flora without expected TNC conservation status