Liliaceae

Lily Family: Liliaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Lilliopsida Order: Liliales Family: Liliaceae
Genera
Abama Aletris Allium - Onion and garlic Amaryllis - Amaryllis, naked lady Amianthium Androstephium Anthericum Anticlea Arthropodium Asparagus - Asparagus Asphodelus Astelia Atamosco Bellevalia Bloomeria Bomarea Brodiaea Calochortus Camassia Chamaelirium Chionographis Chlorogalum Chlorophytum Clintonia Colchicum Conanthera Convallaria - Lily of the valley Cooperia Crinum Curculigo Cyclobothra Daiswa Dianella Disporum Drimia Drimiopsis Echeandia Eremurus Eriospermum Erythronium - Trout lily Eucharis Eucrosia Eustephia Fritillaria Gagea Gloriosa Greenia Griffinia Habranthus Harperocallis Hastingsia Helonias Heloniopsis Hemerocallis - Daylily Hemiphylacus Herreria Hesperanthes Hesperoscordum Hessea Hippeastrum - "Amaryllis" Hookera Hymenocallis - Peruvian daffodil Hypoxis Ismene Jaimehintonia Johnsonia Laxmannia Lepidopharynx Leucocrinum Lilium - Lily Liriope - Lilyturf Melanthium Metanarthecium Miersia Milla Molineria Muilla Narcissus - Jonquil, daffodil Narthecium Nietneria Nomocharis Nothoscordum Odontostomum Ophiopogon Ornithogalum - Star of Bethlehem Paris Peliosanthes Phaedranassa Phalangium Polygonatum - Solomons seal Prosartes Quamasia Roulinia Salomonia Schoenocaulon Scilla Scoliopus Selonia Smilacina - False Solomons seal Stenanthium Streptopus Stropholirion Theropogon Tofieldia Tovaria Toxicoscordion Tracyanthus Tricyrtis Trillium - Trillium or wake-robin Triteleia Tulbaghia Tulipa - Tulip Tupistra Unifolium Urceolina Vagnera Veratrum Wurmbea Xerophyllum Zephyranthes Zigadenus Zygadenus

An orange daylily
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The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of important ornamental flowers. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins, and flower parts in threes.

The family Smilacaceae was formerly included in the Liliaceae but now is segregated on several bases. Trilliaceae as well is now segregated by most taxonomists.

Naked or Resurrection Lily
(Lycoris squamigera).
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The lily flower is used in heraldry. See: Fleur-de-lis.