Editing Lilium humboldtii

{{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>

==Description==
''Lilium humboldtii'' grows up to {{convert|6|ft|m}} tall, with flowers that are maroon-spotted, golden-orange with dark red splotches, with orange to brown [[stamen]]s. The plant flowers in June, with flowers growing in a pyramidal inflorescence. The flowers are on stout stems, which are sometimes brown-purple.  The subrhizomatous bulb is large, with yellowish-white scales, and grows very deep in the soil. The leaves grow in whorls, and are undulate, shiny, and oblanceolate. It is [[estivation|summer-deciduous]], dying back after flowering in mid- to late summer.<ref name="McRae"/>

;[[Subspecies]]<ref name=tabby/>
*''Lilium humboldtii'' subsp. ''humboldtii'' - central California
*''Lilium humboldtii'' subsp. ''ocellatum'' - southern California, Baja California

Both subspecies are on the [[California Native Plant Society]] ''[[Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California]]'' and described as "fairly endangered in California".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Search?search=lilium+humboldtii|title=Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants|date=2008-10-05|work=California Native Plant Society|accessdate=2009-01-07}}</ref>

[[Albert Kellogg]], unaware that the plant had already been named by Roezl and Leichtlin, gave it the name ''Lilium bloomerianum''. For some time afterward, the name was still applied to the southern California ''Lilium humboldtii'' subsp. ''ocellatum''.<ref name="eFlora">{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101732|title=Lilium humboldtii|work=Flora of North America|publisher=eFlora.org|accessdate=2009-02-08}}</ref>

==Cultivation==
''Lilium humboldtii'' is sold as a garden bulb. It prefers dry summer dormancy, with no water after blooming, good drainage, and part shade. It was one of the parents, along with ''[[Lilium pardalinum]]'', that produced the Bellingham hybrid lilies, which eventually resulted in the popular 'Shuksan' and 'Star of Oregon' lilies.<ref name="McRae"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Harlow, Nora, Jakob, Kristin, and Raiche, Roger (2003) "Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses". University of California Press. {{ISBN|0-520-23849-4}}

==External links==
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LIHU USDA Plants Profile: ''Lilium humboldtii'']
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Lilium+humboldtii Treatment from the Jepson Manual - ''Lilium humboldtii'']
*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4802 CalFlora Taxon Report: ''Lilium humboldtii'']
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lilium+humboldtii ''Lilium humboldtii'' - CalPhotos gallery]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140627000000/http://www.iucnredlist.org/ iucnredlist]

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[[Category:Lilium|humboldtii]]
[[Category:Flora of California]]
[[Category:Flora of Baja California]]
[[Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands]]
[[Category:Garden plants of North America]]
[[Category:Drought-tolerant plants]]
[[Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status]]