#subclass_Liliidae__Liliidae  one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae; Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae
  supertype:  class__clas  (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
  member of:  class_Monocotyledones
  member:  liliid_monocot_family  family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae; mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
  member:  liliid_monocot_genus  genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
  member:  order_Orchidales__Orchidales  order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae
     member:  family_Orchidaceae__Orchidaceae__orchid_family  enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
        member:  orchid__orchidaceous_plant  any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
        member:  genus_Orchis  type genus of the orchid family; hardy terrestrial orchids of the temperate the northern hemisphere
           member:  orchis  any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
        member:  genus_Aerides  epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia having stiff 2-ranked leaves and fragrant white flowers in arching racemes
           member:  aerides__aeride  any orchid of the genus Aerides
        member:  genus_Angrecum__Angraecum__genus_Angraecum  genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque
           member:  angrecum  any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
        member:  genus_Anoectochilus__Anoectochilus  genus of delicate Asiatic orchids
           member:  jewel_orchid__jewelorchid  any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
        member:  genus_Aplectrum__Aplectrum  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
           member:  puttyroot__adam-and-eve__Aplectrum_hyemale  North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
        member:  genus_Arethusa  genus of bog orchids of North America and Japan
           member:  arethusa  any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
           member:  bog_rose__bogrose__wild_pink__dragon's_mouth__Arethusa_bulbosa  a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
        member:  genus_Bletia  genus of tropical American terrestrial orchids with large purple or pink flowers
           member:  bletia  any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
        member:  genus_Bletilla__Bletilla  small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia
           member:  Bletilla_striata__Bletia_striata  Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
        member:  genus_Brassavola  genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic rhizomatous orchids
           member:  brassavola  any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
        member:  genus_Brassia__Brassia  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids
           member:  Brassia_lawrenceana__spider_orchid  South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
           member:  Brassia_verrucosa__spider_orchid  Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
        member:  genus_Caladenia  terrestrial orchids of Australia to New Caledonia
           member:  caladenia  any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
           member:  zebra_orchid__zebraorchid__Caladenia_cairnsiana  orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
        member:  genus_Calanthe  large and widely distributed genus of terrestrial orchids
           member:  calanthe  any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
        member:  genus_Calopogon__Calopogon  terrestrial orchids of North America
           member:  grass_pink__grasspink__calopogonpulchellum__Calopogon_tuberosum  an orchid
        member:  genus_Calypso  1 species found throughout much of northern North America and Eurasia
        member:  genus_Catasetum__Catasetum  genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences
           member:  jumping_orchid__jumpingorchid__Catasetum_macrocarpum  orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
        member:  genus_Cattleya  large and highly valued genus of beautiful tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids; the typical orchids; known in many varieties
           member:  cattleya  any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
        member:  genus_Cephalanthera__Cephalanthera  small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids
           member:  helleborine  any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
           member:  red_helleborine__redhelleborine__Cephalanthera_rubra  orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
        member:  genus_Cleistes__Cleistes  terrestrial orchids of North and South America having slender fibrous roots; allied to genus Pogonia
           member:  spreading_pogonia__spreadingpogonia__funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid__Cleistes_divaricata__Pogonia_divaricata  orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
           member:  rosebud_orchid__rosebudorchid__Cleistes_rosea__Pogonia_rosea  orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
        member:  genus_Coeloglossum__Coeloglossum  terrestrial orchids of cooler parts of North America and Europe: satyr orchid
           member:  satyr_orchid__satyrorchid__Coeloglossum_bracteatum  orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
           member:  Coeloglossum_viride__frog_orchid  orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
        member:  genus_Coelogyne  large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids
           member:  coelogyne  any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
        member:  genus_Corallorhiza__Corallorhiza  genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
           member:  coral_root__coralroot  a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
        member:  genus_Coryanthes__Coryanthes  small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic orchids
           member:  helmetflower__helmet_orchid  any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
        member:  genus_Cycnoches__Cycnoches  genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American orchids
           member:  swan_orchid__swanflower__swanneck  any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
        member:  genus_Cymbidium  genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial Old World orchids; one of the most popular orchid genera
           member:  cymbid__cymbidium  any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
        member:  genus_Cypripedium__Cypripedium  genus of chiefly American perennial leafy-stemmed orchids: lady's slippers; sometimes includes species of genus Paphiopedilum
           member:  lady's_slipper__lady-slipper__ladies'_slipper__ladies'slipper__slipper_orchid__slipperorchid  any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
           member:  cypripedia  a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
        member:  genus_Dactylorhiza__Dactylorhiza  genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
           member:  marsh_orchid__marshorchid  any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
           member:  common_spotted_orchid__Dactylorhiza_fuchsii__Dactylorhiza_maculata_fuchsii  European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
        member:  genus_Dendrobium  large genus and variable genus of chiefly epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia
           member:  dendrobium  a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
        member:  genus_Disa  genus of showy tropical African terrestrial orchids
           member:  disa  any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
        member:  genus_Dracula__Dracula  comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants having bizarre and often sinister-looking flowers with pendulous scapes and motile lips
        member:  genus_Dryadella__Dryadella  comprises tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: very dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems with usually solitary flowers
        member:  genus_Eburophyton__Eburophyton  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
           member:  phantom_orchid__phantomorchid__snow_orchid__Eburophyton_austinae  waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
        member:  genus_Encyclia__Encyclia  large genus of epiphytic and lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas and West Indies; formerly included in genus Epidendrum
           member:  tulip_orchid__tuliporchid__Encyclia_citrina__Cattleya_citrina  Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
           member:  Encyclia_tampensis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumtampense  orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
           member:  butterfly_orchis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumvenosum__Encyclia_venosa  Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
        member:  genus_Epidendrum__Epidendrum  large and variable genus of terrestrial or epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical and subtropical Americas; some native to United States
           member:  epidendron  any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum
        member:  genus_Epipactis__Epipactis  genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
           member:  helleborine.orchid  any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
           member:  Epipactis_helleborine  European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
           member:  stream_orchid__chatterbox__giant_helleborine__gianthelleborine__Epipactis_gigantea  orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
        member:  genus_Glossodia__Glossodia  small genus of Australian orchids
           member:  tongueflower  orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
        member:  genus_Goodyera__Goodyera  genus of small orchids of the northern hemisphere with creeping rhizomes and stalked ovate leaves and small flowers
           member:  rattlesnake_plantain__rattlesnakeplantain__helleborine  any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
        member:  genus_Grammatophyllum__Grammatophyllum  small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
        member:  genus_Gymnadenia__Gymnadenia  small genus of terrestrial orchids of North America and temperate Eurasia
           member:  fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_conopsea  European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
           member:  short-spurred_fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_odoratissima  similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
        member:  genus_Gymnadeniopsis__Gymnadeniopsis  genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually included in genus Habenaria
        member:  genus_Habenaria__Habenaria  chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip lobes; includes species formerly placed in genus Gymnadeniopsis
           member:  fringed_orchis__fringed_orchid__fringedorchid  any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
           member:  frog_orchid  any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
           member:  rein_orchid__rein_orchis  any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
        member:  genus_Hexalectris__Hexalectris  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae
           member:  crested_coral_root__crestedcoralroot__Hexalectris_spicata  orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
           member:  Texas_purple_spike__Hexalectris_warnockii  orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
        member:  genus_Himantoglossum__Himantoglossum  small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region
           member:  lizard_orchid__Himantoglossum_hircinum  an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
        member:  genus_Laelia  large genus of mostly epiphytic or lithophytic Central and South American orchids of various sizes
           member:  laelia  any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
        member:  genus_Liparis  genus of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids; pantropical to temperate
           member:  liparis__lipari  an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
           member:  twayblade  an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
           member:  fen_orchid__fenorchid__fen_orchis__Liparis_loeselii  small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
        member:  genus_Listera__Listera__listera  genus of terrestrial orchids having usually a single pair of broad shining leaves near the middle of the stem; found in temperate Asia and North America and Europe
           member:  broad-leaved_twayblade__Listera_convallarioides  small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
           member:  lesser_twayblade__Listera_cordata  orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
           member:  Listera_ovata__twayblade  orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
        member:  genus_Malaxis__Malaxis  large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green flowers; cosmopolitan
           member:  green_adder's_mouth__greenadder'smouth__Malaxis-unifolia__Malaxis_ophioglossoides  North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
        member:  genus_Masdevallia  large genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids whose flowers have sepals fused at the base forming a tube; includes orchids sometimes placed in genera Dracula and Dryadella and Scaphosepalum
           member:  masdevallia  any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
        member:  genus_Maxillaria  large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
           member:  maxillaria  any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
        member:  genus_Miltonia__Miltonia  genus of tropical American orchids
           member:  pansy_orchid__pansyorchid  any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
        member:  genus_Odontoglossum  large and important genus of tropical American mostly epiphytic orchids; some of the most widely grown species are often placed in other genera
           member:  odontoglossum  any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
        member:  genus_Oncidium  large genus of showy epiphytic or lithophytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical and subtropical America
           member:  oncidium__dancing_lady_orchid__butterfly_plant__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid  any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
        member:  genus_Ophrys__Ophrys  a hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
           member:  spider_orchid  any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
        member:  genus_Paphiopedilum__Paphiopedilum  horticulturally important genus of mainly terrestrial orchids including many hybrids; southeastern Asia and Indonesia to Philippines and Solomon Islands; Paphiopedilum species sometimes included in genus Cypripedium
           member:  Venus'_slipper__Venus's_slipper__Venus's_shoe  any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
        member:  genus_Phaius  genus of Asiatic ans Australian terrestrial orchids
           member:  phaius  an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers
        member:  genus_Phalaenopsis__Phalaenopsis  genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia
           member:  moth_orchid__moth_plant  any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver
           member:  butterfly_plant__Phalaenopsis_amabilis  orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
        member:  genus_Pholidota__Pholidota  genus of mostly epiphytic orchids of Indonesia and the western Pacific
           member:  rattlesnake_orchid__rattlesnakeorchid  any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
        member:  genus_Phragmipedium__Phragmipedium  genus of tropical American orchid species often included in genus Cypripedium or Paphiopedilum and Selenipedium: lady slippers
        member:  genus_Platanthera__Platanthera  herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and southern hemispheres
           member:  lesser_butterfly_orchid__Platanthera_bifolia__Habenaria_bifolia  south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
           member:  greater_butterfly_orchid__greaterbutterflyorchid__Platanthera_chlorantha__Habenaria_chlorantha  south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
        member:  genus_Plectorrhiza__Plectorrhiza  small genus of Australian orchids
           member:  tangle_orchid  an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
        member:  genus_Pleione__Pleione  small genus of dwarf orchids; India to Thailand and Taiwan
           member:  Indian_crocus  any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers
        member:  genus_Pleurothallis  large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic orchids of tropical America
           member:  pleurothallis__pleurothalli  any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
        member:  genus_Pogonia  small but widely distributed genus of orchids closely related to genus Cleistes;: of damp or boggy areas of north temperate zone
           member:  pogonia  any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
        member:  genus_Psychopsis__Psychopsis  epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium
           member:  butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid  any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
        member:  genus_Pterostylis__Pterostylis  genus of terrestrial orchids of Australia and New Zealand and western Pacific
           member:  helmet_orchid__greenhood  any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
        member:  genus_Rhyncostylis__Rhyncostylis  genus of epiphytic orchids of tropical Asia
           member:  foxtail_orchid__foxtailorchid  any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
        member:  genus_Sarcochilus__Sarcochilus  diminutive epiphytic or lithophytic orchids with clumped short-stemmed foliage and arching racemes of colorful flowers; Australia and Polynesia to southeastern Asia
           member:  orange-blossom_orchid__Sarcochilus_falcatus  diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
        member:  genus_Scaphosepalum__Scaphosepalum  comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape
        member:  genus_Schomburgkia__Schomburgkia  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with showy racemose flowers
        member:  genus_Selenipedium__Selenipedium  genus of tall reedlike tropical American orchids; includes species with pods used locally as a substitute for vanilla
        member:  genus_Sobralia  genus of tropical American orchids
           member:  sobralia  any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
        member:  genus_Spiranthes__Spiranthes  large cosmopolitan genus of white-flowered terrestrial orchids
           member:  ladies'_tresses__ladies'tresse__lady's_tresses  an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
           member:  screw_augur__screwaugur__Spiranthes_cernua  an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
           member:  hooded_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_romanzoffiana  orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
           member:  western_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_porrifolia  similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
           member:  European_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_spiralis  European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
        member:  genus_Stanhopea  genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids
           member:  stanhopea  any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil
        member:  genus_Stelis  genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America
           member:  stelis  any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
        member:  genus_Trichoceros__Trichoceros  small genus of small epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of tropical South America
           member:  fly_orchid__flyorchid  any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
        member:  genus_Vanda  genus of showy epiphytic orchids of Himalayas to Malaysia
           member:  vanda  any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
           member:  blue_orchid__Vanda_coerulea  famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
        member:  genus_Vanilla  large genus of tropical climbing orchids; Old and New Worlds
           member:  vanilla.orchid  any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
           member:  vanilla_orchid__vanillaorchid__Vanilla_planifolia  climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
     member:  family_Burmanniaceae__Burmanniaceae  family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers
        member:  genus_Burmannia__Burmannia  type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a 3-angled or 3-winged perianth
  member:  order_Liliales__Liliales  an order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
     member:  family_Juncaceae__Juncaceae__rush_family  tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes
        member:  rush  grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
        member:  genus_Juncus__Juncus  type genus of the Juncaceae; perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate regions: rushes
           member:  bulrush__bullrush__common_rush__soft_rush__Juncus_effusus  tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America
     member:  family_Dioscoreaceae__Dioscoreaceae__yam_family__yamfamily  yams
        member:  genus_Dioscorea__Dioscorea  yams
           member:  yam_plant__yamplant__yam  any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots
           member:  tortoise_plant__elephant's-foot__Hottentot_bread_vine__Hottentot's_bread_vine__Dioscorea_elephantipes  South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark
           member:  wild_yam__Dioscorea_paniculata  having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders
        member:  genus_Tamus__Tamus  a genus of tuberous-rooted vines of the family Dioscoreaceae; has twining stems and heart-shaped leaves and axillary racemes
           member:  black_bryony__blackbryony__black_bindweed__blackbindweed__Tamus_communis  common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries
     member:  family_Haemodoraceae__Haemodoraceae__bloodwort_family__bloodwortfamily  some genera placed in family Liliaceae
        member:  bloodwort  any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
        member:  genus_Haemodorum__Haemodorum  type genus of family Haemodoraceae
        member:  genus_Anigozanthus__Anigozanthus  genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and cat's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
           member:  kangaroo_paw__kangaroo's-foot__kangaroo-foot_plant__Australian_sword_lily__Anigozanthus_manglesii  sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
     member:  family_Iridaceae__Iridaceae__iris_family  large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs
        member:  iridaceous_plant  any bulbous plant of the family Iridaceae
        member:  genus_Belamcanda__Belamcanda  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
           member:  blackberry-lily__leopard_lily__leopardlily__Belamcanda_chinensis  garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of seeds resembling a blackberry
        member:  genus_Crocus  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
           member:  crocus  any of numerous low-growing plants of the genus Crocus having slender grasslike leaves and white or yellow or purple flowers; native chiefly to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
        member:  genus_Freesia  cormous perennial herbs; native to South Africa
           member:  freesia  any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers
        member:  genus_Gladiolus  gladiolas
           member:  gladiolus__gladiolu__gladiola__sword_lily__swordlily  any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated
        member:  genus_Ixia__Ixia  a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae
           member:  corn_lily  any of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lilylike flowers; widely cultivated
        member:  genus_Sisyrinchium__Sisyrinchium  chiefly North American grasslike herbs
           member:  blue-eyed_grass  plant with grasslike foliage and delicate blue flowers
        member:  genus_Sparaxis__Sparaxis  deciduous perennial herbs of South Africa
           member:  wandflower__Sparaxis_tricolor  a showy often-cultivated plant with tawny yellow often purple-spotted flowers
     member:  family_Amaryllidaceae__Amaryllidaceae__amaryllis_family__amaryllisfamily  snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
        member:  amaryllis__amarylli  bulbous plant having showy white to reddish flowers
        member:  genus_Amaryllis  type genus of the Amaryllidaceae; bulbous flowering plants of southern Africa
           member:  belladonna_lily__naked_lady__nakedlady__Amaryllis_belladonna  amaryllis of South Africa often cultivated for its fragrant white or rose flowers
        member:  genus_Bomarea__Bomarea  large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae
           member:  salsilla__Bomarea_edulis  tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America
           member:  Bomarea_salsilla__salsilla  tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia
        member:  genus_Haemanthus__Haemanthus  genus of African deciduous or evergreen bulbous herbs: blood lilies
           member:  blood_lily__bloodlily  any of various deciduous or evergreen herbs of the genus Haemanthus; South Africa and Namibia
           member:  Cape_tulip__Haemanthus_coccineus  spectacular plant having large prostrate leaves barred in reddish-purple and flowers with a clump of long yellow stamens in a coral-red cup of fleshy bracts; South Africa
        member:  genus_Hippeastrum  bulbous flowering plants of tropical America
           member:  hippeastrum__Hippeastrum_puniceum  amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
        member:  genus_Narcissus  Old World perennial bulbous herbs
           member:  narcissus__narcissu  bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
        member:  genus_Strekelia__Strekelia  a monocotyledonous genus of the amaryllis family
           member:  Jacobean_lily__Aztec_lily__Strekelia_formosissima  Mexican bulbous herb cultivated for its handsome bright red solitary flower
     member:  family_Hypoxidaceae__Hypoxidaceae  in some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae
        member:  genus_Hypoxis__Hypoxis  small plants that resemble Amaryllis and that grow from a corm and bear flowers on a leafless stalk; sometimes classified as member of the family Amaryllidaceae: star grass
           member:  star_grass  any plant of the genus Hypoxis having long grasslike leaves and yellow star-shaped flowers: Africa; Australia; southern Asia; North America
     member:  family_Liliaceae__Liliaceae__lily_family  includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
        member:  liliaceous_plant  plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber
        member:  genus_Lilium__Lilium  type genus of Liliaceae
           member:  lily  any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
           member:  mountain_lily__Lilium_auratum  golden-rayed lily of Japan
        member:  genus_Agapanthus  small genus of South African evergreen or deciduous plants; sometimes placed in the family or subfamily Alliaceae
           member:  agapanthus__lily_of_the_Nile  any of various plants of the genus Agapanthus having umbels of showy blue to purple flowers
           member:  blue_African_lily__African_lily__African_tulip__Agapanthus_africanus  African plant with bright green evergreen leaves and umbels of many usually deep violet-blue flowers
        member:  genus_Albuca  genus of bulbous plants of South Africa; sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
           member:  albuca  any of various plants of the genus Albuca having large clusters of pale yellow flowers; South Africa
        member:  genus_Aletris__Aletris  small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  colicroot__colic_root__colicroot__crow_corn__star_grass__unicorn_root__unicornroot  any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic
           member:  ague_root__ague_grass__Aletris_farinosa  colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
           member:  yellow_colicroot__Aletris_aurea  colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States
        member:  family_Alliaceae__Alliaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
        member:  genus_Allium__Allium  large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus
           member:  alliaceous_plant  bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor
           member:  wild_onion  any of various plants of the genus Allium with edible bulbs found growing wild
           member:  Hooker's_onion__Allium_acuminatum  a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and Colorado
        member:  family_Aloeaceae__Aloeaceae__aloe_family  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Aloe  large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
           member:  aloe  succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
        member:  genus_Kniphofia  genus of showy clump-forming African herbs with grasslike leaves; sometimes placed in family Aloeaceae
           member:  kniphofia__tritoma__flameflower  a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
        member:  family_Alstroemeriaceae__Alstroemeriaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
        member:  genus_Alstroemeria  genus of showy South American herbs with leafy stems; sometimes placed in family Alstroemeriaceae or in family Amaryllidaceae
           member:  alstroemeria  any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers
           member:  Peruvian_lily__lily_of_the_Incas__Alstroemeria_pelegrina  an Andean herb having umbels of showy pinkish-purple lilylike flowers
        member:  genus_Amianthum__Amianthum  1 species: fly poison; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  fly_poison__flypoison__Amianthum_muscaetoxicum__Amianthum_muscitoxicum  all parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
        member:  genus_Anthericum__Anthericum  genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
           member:  Saint-Bernard's-lily__Anthericum_liliago  southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes of small starry greenish-white flowers
           member:  amber_lily__amberlily__Anthericum_torreyi  plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of Anthericum growing in North America
        member:  family_Aphyllanthaceae__Aphyllanthaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
        member:  genus_Aphyllanthes__Aphyllanthes  1 species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
        member:  family_Asparagaceae__Asparagaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus
        member:  genus_Asparagus  large genus of Old World perennial herbs with erect or spreading or climbing stems and small scalelike leaves and inconspicuous flowers; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
           member:  edible_asparagus__asparagus__asparagu__Asparagus_officinales  plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
           member:  asparagus_fern__asparagusfern__Asparagus_setaceous__Asparagus_plumosus  a fernlike plant native to South Africa
           member:  smilax__Asparagus_asparagoides  fragile twining plant of South Africa with bright green flattened stems and glossy foliage popular as a floral decoration
        member:  family_Asphodelaceae__Asphodelaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
        member:  asphodel  any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers
        member:  genus_Asphodeline__Asphodeline  genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
           member:  Jacob's_rod  asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
           member:  king's_spear__yellow_asphodel__Asphodeline_lutea  asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers
        member:  genus_Asphodelus__Asphodelus  small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
        member:  genus_Aspidistra  genus of eastern Asiatic herbs; sometimes placed in the family Convallariaceae
           member:  aspidistra__cast-iron_plant__bar-room_plant__Aspidistra_elatio  evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
        member:  genus_Bessera__Bessera  small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
           member:  coral_drops__coraldrop__Bessera_elegans  half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers
        member:  genus_Blandfordia__Blandfordia  small species of tuberous-rooted Australian perennial herbs
           member:  Christmas_bells  any of several plants of the genus Blandfordia having large orange or crimson flowers
        member:  genus_Bloomeria__Bloomeria  small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
           member:  golden_star__golden_stars__Bloomeria_crocea  California plant having grasslike leaves and showy orange flowers
        member:  genus_Bowiea__Bowiea  small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
           member:  climbing_onion__Bowiea_volubilis  much-branched leafless twining South African herb cultivated as an ornamental for its bright green stems growing from large above-ground bulbs
        member:  genus_Brodiaea  genus of western United States bulbous plants with basal leaves and variously colored flowers; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae
           member:  brodiaea  any of several plants of the genus Brodiaea having basal grasslike leaves and globose flower heads on leafless stems resembling those of genus Allium
           member:  elegant_brodiaea__elegantbrodiaea__Brodiaea_elegans  brodiaea having an umbel of violet or blue-violet flowers atop a leafless stalk; northern Oregon to southern California
        member:  genus_Calochortus__Calochortus  large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs
           member:  mariposa_tulip__mariposa__mariposa_lily  any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having tulip-shaped flowers with 3 sepals and 3 petals; southwestern United States and Mexico
           member:  globe_lily__globelily__fairy_lantern__fairylantern  any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers
           member:  cat's-ear__cat'sear  any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears
           member:  white_globe_lily__whiteglobelily__white_fairy_lantern__whitefairylantern__Calochortus_albus  globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California
           member:  yellow_globe_lily__golden_fairy_lantern__Calochortus_amabilis  globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
           member:  rose_globe_lily__Calochortus_amoenus  globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley
           member:  star_tulip__elegant_cat's_ears__Calochortus_elegans  small plant with slender bent stems bearing branched clusters of a few white star-shaped flowers with petals shaped like cat's ears; southeastern Washington and northeastern Oregon to Montana
           member:  desert_mariposa_tulip__Calochortus_kennedyi  mariposa with clusters of bell-shaped vermilion or orange or yellow flowers atop short stems; southern California to Arizona and Mexico
           member:  yellow_mariposa_tulip__Calochortus_luteus  mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges
           member:  sagebrush_mariposa_tulip__Calochortus_macrocarpus  mariposa having loose clusters of one to three handsome lilac flowers resembling umbels atop stout erect stems; arid northwestern North America east of Cascade Mountains from southern British Columbia to northern California
        member:  genus_Camassia__Camassia__Quamassia__genus_Quamassia  genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs
           member:  camas__cama__camass__quamash__camash  any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South America
           member:  common_camas__Camassia_quamash  plant having a large edible bulb and linear basal leaves and racemes of light to deep violet-blue star-shaped flowers on tall green scapes; western North America
           member:  Leichtlin's_camas__Camassia_leichtlinii  west of Cascade Mountains
           member:  indigo_squill__wild_hyacinth__Camassia_scilloides  eastern camas; eastern and central North America
        member:  genus_Erythronium__Erythronium  perennial bulbous herbs most of northern United States: dogtooth violet; adder's tongue; trout lily; fawn lily
           member:  dogtooth_violet__dogtooth__dog's-tooth_violet__dog'stoothviolet  perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely cultivated
           member:  avalanche_lily__avalanchelily__Erythronium_montanum  perennial herb having large white orange-marked flowers; found near snow line in northwestern United States
        member:  genus_Fritillaria__Fritillaria  fritillary
           member:  checkered_lily__checkeredlily__fritillary  any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
        member:  genus_Tulipa__Tulipa  Eurasian perennial bulbous herbs
           member:  tulip  any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower
        member:  family_Colchicaceae__Colchicaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa
        member:  genus_Colchicum__Colchicum  chiefly fall-blooming perennial cormous herbs; sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae
           member:  autumn_crocus__meadow_saffron__naked_lady__nakedlady__Colchicum_autumnale  bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
        member:  genus_Gloriosa  sometimes placed in family Colchicaceae; one species: glory lily
           member:  gloriosa__glory_lily__glorylily__climbing_lily__creeping_lily__Gloriosa_superba  any plant of the genus Gloriosa of tropical Africa and Asia; a perennial herb climbing by means of tendrils at leaf tips having showy yellow to red or purple flowers; all parts are poisonous
        member:  family_Hemerocallidaceae__Hemerocallidaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis
        member:  genus_Hemerocallis__Hemerocallis  east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
           member:  day_lily__daylily  any of numerous perennials having tuberous roots and long narrow bladelike leaves and usually yellow lilylike flowers that bloom for only a day
           member:  lemon_lily__lemonlily__Hemerocallis_lilio-asphodelus__Hemerocallis_flava  a day lily with yellow flowers
        member:  family_Hostaceae__Hostaceae__Funkaceae__family_Funkaceae  one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta
        member:  genus_Hosta__Hosta__Funka__genus_Funka  robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae
           member:  plantain_lily__day_lily__daylily  any of numerous perennials having mounds of sumptuous broad ribbed leaves and clusters of white, blue, or lilac flowers; used as ground cover
        member:  family_Hyacinthaceae__Hyacinthaceae  one of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Hyacinthus  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae as the type genus
           member:  hyacinth  any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
        member:  genus_Hyacinthoides__Hyacinthoides  small genus of perennial bulbs of western Europe and North Africa; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
           member:  wild_hyacinth__wood_hyacinth__bluebell__harebell__Hyacinthoides_nonscripta__Scilla_nonscripta  sometimes placed in genus Scilla
        member:  genus_Ornithogalum__Ornithogalum  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
           member:  star-of-Bethlehem__starofbethlehem  any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
        member:  genus_Muscari__Muscari  sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
           member:  grape_hyacinth__grapehyacinth  any of various early flowering spring hyacinths native to Eurasia having dense spikes of rounded blue flowers resembling bunches of small grapes
        member:  genus_Scilla  sometimes placed in subfamily Hyacinthaceae
           member:  scilla__squill  an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers
        member:  genus_Tofieldia__Tofieldia  genus of perennial herbs of cool temperate regions; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  false_asphodel__falseasphodel  a plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers
           member:  Scotch_asphodel__Tofieldia_pusilla  false asphodel having spikes of white or white-green flowers; of mountainous regions of Europe
        member:  genus_Urginea__Urginea  Mediterranean liliaceous plants; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
           member:  sea_squill__seasquill__sea_onion__seaonion__squill__Urginea_maritima  having dense spikes of small white flowers and yielding a bulb with medicinal properties
        member:  genus_Ruscus__Ruscus  a genus of European evergreen shrubs; sometimes placed in family Asparagaceae
           member:  butcher's_broom__Ruscus_aculeatus  shrub with stiff-pointed flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
        member:  family_Melanthiaceae__Melanthiaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
        member:  genus_Narthecium__Narthecium  bog asphodels; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  bog_asphodel__bogasphodel  either of two herbaceous rushlike bog plants having small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves; north temperate regions
        member:  genus_Veratrum__Veratrum  a genus of coarse poisonous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae
           member:  false_hellebore__falsehellebore__hellebore  perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
        member:  family_Ruscaceae__Ruscaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  family_Tecophilaeacea__Tecophilaeacea  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Xerophyllum__Xerophyllum  small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  squaw_grass__squawgras__bear_grass__Xerophyllum_tenax  plant of western North America having woody rhizomes and tufts of stiff grasslike basal leaves and spikes of creamy white flowers
        member:  family_Xanthorrhoeaceae__Xanthorrhoeaceae__grass_tree_family  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Xanthorroea__Xanthorroea  grass trees; sometimes placed in family Xanthorrhoeaceae
           member:  Australian_grass_tree__grass_tree__grasstree  any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins
        member:  genus_Zigadenus__Zigadenus  genus of mostly North American poisonous plants; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae
           member:  death_camas__zigadene  any of various plants of the genus Zigadenus having glaucous leaves and terminal racemes of mostly white flowers; all are poisonous
           member:  alkali_grass__Zigadenus_elegans  plant of western North America having grasslike leaves and greenish-white flowers
           member:  white_camas__Zigadenus_glaucus  plant of eastern and central North America having creamy white flowers tinged with brown or purple; poisonous especially to grazing animals
           member:  poison_camas__Zigadenus_nuttalli  a common perennial death camas; Tennessee to Kansas to Texas
           member:  grassy_death_camas__Zigadenus_venenosus__Zigadenus_venenosus_gramineus  plant of western North America to Mexico; poisonous especially to grazing animals
        member:  genus_Paris__Paris  sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
           member:  herb_Paris__Paris_quadrifolia  European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
        member:  subfamily_Smilacaceae__Smilacaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Smilax__Smilax  sometimes placed in Smilacaceae
           member:  sarsaparilla.vine  any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves
           member:  bullbrier__greenbrier__catbrier__horsebrier__brier__briar__Smilax_rotundifolia  a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
        member:  family_Convallariaceae__Convallariaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
        member:  genus_Convallaria__Convallaria  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lily of the valley
           member:  lily_of_the_valley__lilies_of_the_valley__May_lily__Convallaria_majalis  low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries
        member:  genus_Clintonia  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae
           member:  clintonia__Clinton's_lily  any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries
           member:  red_Clintonia__Andrew's_clintonia__Clintonia_andrewsiana  plant with nearly leafless stalk topped by an umbellike cluster of red or reddish lavender flowers; California to Oregon
           member:  yellow_clintonia__heal_all__Clintonia_borealis  common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
           member:  queen's_cup__queen'scup__bride's_bonnet__bride'sbonnet__Clintonia_uniflora  plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
        member:  genus_Liriope__Liriope  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: lilyturf
           member:  lilyturf__lily_turf__Liriope_muscari  Asiatic perennial tufted herb with grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover
        member:  genus_Maianthemum__Maianthemum  sometimes placed in family Convallariaceae: false lily of the valley
           member:  Maianthemum_canadense__false_lily_of_the_valley  small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers
           member:  false_lily_of_the_valley__Maianthemum_bifolium  small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan
        member:  genus_Polygonatum__Polygonatum  sometimes placed in subfamily Convallariaceae
           member:  Solomon's-seal  any of several plants of the genus Polygonatum having paired drooping yellowish-green flowers and a thick rootstock with scars shaped like Solomon's seal
        member:  subfamily_Uvulariaceae__Uvulariaceae  one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae
           member:  genus_Uvularia__Uvularia  genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States
              member:  bellwort__merry_bells__merrybell__wild_oats  any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
              member:  cornflower__strawflower__Uvularia_grandiflora  plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
     member:  family_Trilliaceae__Trilliaceae__trillium_family  small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
        member:  genus_Trillium  deciduous perennial herbs; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae
           member:  trillium__wood_lily__wake-robin  any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
     member:  family_Taccaceae__Taccaceae  small family of tropical herbs
        member:  genus_Tacca__Tacca  genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate flowers
           member:  pia__indianarrowroot__Tacca_leontopetaloides__Tacca_pinnatifida  perennial herb of East India to Polynesia and Australia cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
     member:  family_Agavaceae__Agavaceae__agave_family__agavefamily__sisal_family__sisalfamily  chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
        member:  agave__century_plant__centuryplant__American_aloe  tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
        member:  genus_Agave  type genus of the Agavaceae; in some classifications considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
           member:  American_agave__Agave_americana  widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to twenty years and then dies
           member:  sisal__Agave_sisalana  Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
           member:  maguey__cantala__agavecantala  Philippine plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine
           member:  Agave_atrovirens__maguey  Mexican plant used especially for making pulque the source of the colorless Mexican liquor mescal
           member:  Agave_tequilana  Mexican plant used especially for making tequila
        member:  genus_Cordyline__Cordyline  Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants
           member:  ti__Cordyline_terminalis  shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii
           member:  grass_tree__grasstree__cabbage_tree__cabbagetree__cordylineaustrali  elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand
        member:  subfamily_Dracenaceae__Dracenaceae__Dracaenaceae__subfamily_Dracaenaceae  one of two subfamilies to which some classification systems assign some members of the Agavaceae
        member:  genus_Dracaena  Old World tropical plants with branches ending in tufts of sword-shaped leaves; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
           member:  dracaena  often cultivated for the decorative foliage
        member:  genus_Nolina__Nolina  perennial plants resembling yucca; found in southern United States and Mexico
           member:  Nolina_microcarpa__bear_grass  stemless plant with tufts of grasslike leaves and erect panicle of minute creamy white flowers; southwestern United States and Mexico
        member:  genus_Polianthes__Polianthes  genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lilylike flowers; Mexico; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae
           member:  tuberose__Polianthes_tuberosa  a tuberous Mexican herb having grasslike leaves and cultivated for its spikes of highly fragrant lilylike waxy white flowers
        member:  genus_Sansevieria  Old World tropical herbaceous perennial of the agave family; in some classifications considered a genus of Liliaceae
           member:  sansevieria__bowstring_hemp__bowstringhemp  grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber
        member:  genus_Yucca  tropical American plants with stiff lancelike leaves and spikes of white blossoms; sometimes considered a genus of Amaryllidaceae
           member:  yucca  any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

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