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Easter lily
Easter lily
Lilium longiflorum
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Bulbs
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

A tall white trumpet-shaped lily native to the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, prized for its large fragrant blooms that traditionally herald the spring Easter season. Each flower can stretch up to 18 cm long, flaring outward like a pure-white horn.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Lilium
Species
Lilium longiflorum