Liliaceae

Columbia lily

Lilium columbianum Leichtlin

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Lilium

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Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) — FlowerPhoto: amy pavelchek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: زنبق كولومبي
arz: زنبق كولومبى
Chinese: 小花百合
English: Columbia lily
French: Lys de Colombie
Hausa: Lily na Columbia

Synonyms

Lilium bakeri Purdy
Lilium californicum Duch.
Lilium canadense var. californicum (Duch.) Bol.
Lilium canadense var. minus Alph.Wood
Lilium canadense var. parviflorum Hook.
Lilium canadense var. walkeri Alph.Wood
Lilium lucidum Kellogg
Lilium nitidum W.Bull ex Baker
Lilium parviflorum (Hook.) W.G.Sm.
Lilium purdyi Waugh
Lilium sayii Nutt. ex Duch.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: amy pavelchek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ollie, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Jason Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Murray Foubister, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.