Liliaceae
Formosa lily
Lilium formosanum
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Lilium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 台湾百合, 台灣百合, 臺灣百合
- English
- Formosa lily
- pwn
- 'ungalj
Synonyms
- Lilium formosanum var. microphyllum T.S.Liu & S.S.Ying
- Lilium formosanum var. pricei Stoker
- Lilium longiflorum var. formosanum Baker
- Lilium philippinense var. formosanum Grove
- Lilium philippinense var. formosanum (Wallace) E.H.Wilson
- Lilium zairei Mynett & Mackiewicz
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James K. Douch, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michelle Sevcovas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: leosaumurejr, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Uleli, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 村山史世 （Fumiyo MURAYAMA), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Uleli, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: nick_goldwater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Uleli, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Uleli, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.