- Leucocrinum
Taxobox
name = "Leucocrinum"
image_width = 250px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Lilliopsida
ordo =Liliales
familia =Liliaceae
genus = "Leucocrinum"
genus_authority = Nutt. ex A.Gray
species = "L. montanum"
binomial = "Leucocrinum montanum"
binomial_authority = Nutt. ex A.Gray"Leucocrinum montanum", commonly known as the sand lily, starlily or mountain lily, is the only species in the monotypic genus "Leucocrinum". It is a
perennial plant native to western North America growing to 0.2 meters that flowers in late spring and early summer. The flowers aremonoecious . Early in spring, the waxy-white flowers arise from a cluster of leaves that look much like a tuft of grass. Then, by midsummer, the plant disappears completely from the surface and lies dormant underground through the hottest part of the year. Unlike most lilies, "L. montanum" has fleshy finger-like roots instead of a bulb.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8349,8590,8591 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LEMO4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Leucocrinum+montanum Photo gallery]
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