Lilium pardalinum
Lilium pardalinum, also known as the leopard lily or panther lily, is a flowering bulbous perennial plant in the lily family, native to Oregon, California, and Baja California. It usually grows in damp areas. Its range includes California chaparral and woodlands habitats and the Sierra Nevada.
Typically L. pardalinum grows to about high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to. The bulbs are small, and many are usually clustered together on a rhizomatous stock. The flowers are Turk's-cap shaped, red-orange, with numerous brown spots, usually flowering in July.
;Subspecies
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. pardalinum Kellogg -- leopard lily - southern California, Baja California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense Skinner -- Pitkin Marsh lily - northwestern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense Skinner -- Shasta lily - Oregon, northern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri Skinner -- Vollmer's lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California
- Lilium pardalinum subsp. wigginsii Skinner -- Wiggins' lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California
The subspecies Pitkin Marsh lily, Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense, is federally listed as an endangered species.Cultivation
L. pardalinum is cultivated by specialty plant nurseries as an ornamental plant, for use in native plant gardens and wildlife gardening; as well as providing height and colour in the flower border and for cut flowers.
