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daylilies
Hemerocallis
A daylily, day lily or ditch-lily is a flowering plant in the genus Hemerocallis , a member of the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Asia. Despite the common name, it is not taxonomically classified in the lily genus. Gardening enthusiasts and horticulturists have long bred Hemerocallis species for their attractive flowers; a select few species of the genus have edible petals, while some are extremely toxic. Thousands of cultivars have been registered by the American Daylily Society, the only internationally recognized registrant according to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. The plants are perennial, whose common name alludes to its flowers, which typically last about a day.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
orange day-lily
speciesHemerocallis fulva
yellow daylily
speciesHemerocallis lilioasphodelus
Small daylily
speciesHemerocallis minor
amur day-lily
speciesHemerocallis middendorffii
Hemerocallis × hybrida
hybridHemerocallis × hybrida
Citron Day-lily
speciesHemerocallis citrina
Baekunsan daylily
speciesHemerocallis hakuunensis
Dumortier's Daylily
speciesHemerocallis dumortieri
Hemerocallis yezoensis
speciesHemerocallis yezoensis
Hemerocallis hongdoensis
speciesHemerocallis hongdoensis
Hemerocallis thunbergii
speciesHemerocallis thunbergii
Hemerocallis multiflora
speciesHemerocallis multiflora
Hemerocallis plicata
speciesHemerocallis plicata
Hemerocallis nana
speciesHemerocallis nana
Hemerocallis forrestii
speciesHemerocallis forrestii
Hemerocallis taeanensis
speciesHemerocallis taeanensis
Hemerocallis × fallaxlittoralis
hybridHemerocallis × fallaxlittoralis
Hemerocallis darrowiana
speciesHemerocallis darrowiana
Hemerocallis × exilis
hybridHemerocallis × exilis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.204
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.612
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.212
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.472
De medicinali materia libri sex
Dioscorides · 1552 · p.480
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.557
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1046
Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.1045
Florum et coronariarum historia
Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.133
History of Rare Plants
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.179
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.185
Sancai Tuhui (Vol. 106)
王圻, 王思義 · 1609 · p.66
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 82826.