Family: Liliaceae,
Lily
Genus: Lloydia
Description
General: perennial, about 5-15 cm tall, from short thick
rhizomes, the erect stems and basal leaves of each year
surrounded by brownish, sheathing, persistent bracts that
wither away near ground level and simulate a bulb with
several coats.
 Leaves: basal mostly 4-10 cm long and about 1 mm
broad. Stem leaves 2-4, alternate, much shorter than the
basal and 1-2 mm broad.
 Flowers: mostly solitary, sometimes 2, broadly bell-
shaped, white, with greenish or more often purplish veins
or tinge. The 6 tepals oblong or broadly oblanceolate,
mostly 9-12 mm long. Stamens 1/2-2/3 as long as the
tepals, about as long as the style. Ovary 3-celled, the
style short, persistent, shortly lobed.
Flowering time: June-July.
 Fruits: capsule, obovoid, 6-8 mm long, opening
lengthwise along the middle of the 3 compartments, with
numerous seeds.
Distribution
Gravelly ridges, cliffs, and rock crevices in the alpine zone,
in w. and c. parts of MT. Also from AK to Alberta, WA, OR
and s. to NM and NV, and in Eurasia. |
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