Notholirion | |
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Notholirion thomsonianum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Liliales |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
Tribe: | Lilieae |
Genus: | Notholirion Wall. ex Boiss. |
Type species | |
Notholirion thomsonianum (Royle) Stapf[1]
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Notholirion is a small Asian genus of bulbous plants in the lily family, Liliaceae.[2] It is closely related to Lilium, but each individual flowers only once, and then dies after producing offsets. The bulb is covered by a tunic. Leaves are basal, produced in autumn and winter.[3][4]