- Taxon
- Weed
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Lilium formosanum A.Wallace, Garden (London, 1871-1927), 40: 442 (1891)
Synonymy:
- = Lilium formosanum var. pricei Stoker (1935)
Vernacular Name(s):
formosan lily
Description
Stem c. 75 cm × 8 mm, glabrous, Purple below, green above, rooting freely at ground-level and for some distance below. Leaves many, sessile, narrow-linear, c. 13 cm × 3–4 mm, dark green, ± shining. Flowers 1–2–(3), 15–18 cm long, borne horizontally, white inside, tinged purple on outside. Capsule not seen.
[From: Healy and Edgar (1980) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 3.]
Biostatus
Exotic
Phenology
Flowering: Feb.–Mar.
Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Biosecurity New Zealand 4 Aug 2011: Unwanted Organisms Register. http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/registers/uor
Biosecurity New Zealand 2008: National Plant Pest Accord. MAF Biosecurity New Zealand, Wellington.
Hobbs, J.; Hatch, T. 1994: Bulbs for New Zealand Gardens. Godwit Press, Auckland.
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.
Ministry for Primary Industries 23 Feb 2017: Unwanted Organisms Register. Version 02.01.02. https://www1.maf.govt.nz/uor
Wallace, A. 1891: Dr. Wallace on Japanese lilies. The Takesima group. (contd.). The Garden, an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches 40: 442.
