#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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