Editing Lilium humboldtii (section)

{{Short description|Species of lily}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Lilium_humboldtii2.jpg
|genus = Lilium
|species = humboldtii
|authority = [[Benedikt Roezl|Roezl]]  &  [[Maximilian Leichtlin|Leichtlin]], 1871
|synonyms_ref = <ref name=tabby>[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=279911 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]</ref>
|synonyms =
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|title=<small>Synonymy</small>
|''Lilium canadense'' var. ''puberulum'' Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Parke, Bot. 4(5; 4): 146 (1857).
|''Lilium puberulum'' (Torr.) Duch., J. Soc. Natl. Hort. Paris, sér. 2, 4: 217 (1870).
|''Lilium canadense'' var. ''humboldtii'' Baker, Gard. Chron. 1871: 1165 (1871).
|''Lilium bloomerianum'' Kellogg, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4: 160 (1872).
|''Lilium robinsonianum'' Baker, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 14: 244 (1874).
|''Lilium humboldtii'' var. ''bloomerianum'' <small>(Kellogg) Jeps. 1921, illegitimate name</small>
|''Lilium humboldtii'' var. ''bloomerianum'' <small>Purdy< 1901, illegitimate name (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium bloomerianum'' var. ''ocellatum'' <small>Kellogg (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium humboldtii'' var. ''ocellatum'' <small>(Kellogg) Elwes (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium ocellatum'' <small>(Kellogg) Beane (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium bloomerianum'' <small>Purdy illegitimate name (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium humboldtii'' var. ''bloomerianum'' <small>Purdy (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium humboldtii'' var. ''magnificum'' <small>Purdy (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
|''Lilium fairchildii'' <small>M.E.Jones (syn of ''L.h.'' subsp. ''ocellatum'')</small>
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'''''Lilium humboldtii''''', or '''Humboldt's lily''', is a species of lily native to the US state of [[California]] and the Mexican state of [[Baja California]].<ref name=tabby/> It is named after naturalist and explorer [[Alexander von Humboldt]]. It is native to the South High [[Cascade Range]], High [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]], south Outer South [[Pacific Coast Ranges|Coast Range]]s, and the [[Santa Monica Mountains]] and others in  [[Southern California]], growing at elevations from {{convert|600|m|ft}} to {{convert|1200|m|ft}}.<ref name="McRae">{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Edward A.|title=Lilies: A Guide for Growers and Collectors|year=1998|isbn=978-0-88192-410-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jyMcKckpChkC&pg=PA140}}</ref>