St Bernards lily

Anthericum liliago

"Anthericum liliago", the St Bernard's lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to mainland Europe and Turkey, growing in dry pastures, stony places and open woods and flowering in early summer.
St Bernard's lily - Anthericum liliago Plantentuin, Meise.  Anthericum liliago,Belgium,Geotagged,Spring,St Bernards lily

Appearance

It is a vigorous herbaceous flowering perennial with tuberous roots, 60–90 cm high, with leaves narrowly linear, 12–40 cm. and producing racemes of 6-10 lily-like white flowers in Spring and Summer.

Naming

The specific epithet "liliago" means lily-like or lily-carrier. Like many plants whose common names include "lily", it is not closely related to the true lilies.

Distribution

In Sweden the northernmost stable populations grows along the rocky shores of Lake Sommen, albeit on occasions it has been found as far north as Uppland.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusAnthericum
SpeciesA. liliago
Photographed in
Belgium