Liliaceae

Liliaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes true lilies, tulips, fritillaries, and related genera. Many members grow from bulbs or rhizomes and bear showy flowers.

Liliales: Liliales is an order of monocot flowering plants that includes Liliaceae and several other families. Liliaceae is one family within this broader order.
Lilium: Lilium is a genus of bulbous plants commonly called true lilies. True lilies are among the family's best-known members.
Amaryllidaceae: Amaryllidaceae is a family of mostly bulbous monocots that includes amaryllis, daffodils, and onions. Its bulbous members resemble lilies but belong to a separate family.
Carl Linnaeus: Carl Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist who established a foundational system of biological nomenclature. His classifications helped shape early botanical family concepts.
Monocotyledon: A monocotyledon is a flowering plant whose embryo typically has one seed leaf. Liliaceae belongs to the monocot lineage.
Tulipa: Tulipa is a genus of bulbous plants commonly called tulips. Tulips are a familiar genus included in Liliaceae.
Asparagaceae: Asparagaceae is a family of monocot plants that includes asparagus, hyacinths, and agaves. Several former broad concepts of lily relatives are now classified here.
APG IV system: The APG IV system is a 2016 classification of flowering plants based on phylogenetic evidence. It places Liliaceae within a modern classification based on evolutionary relationships.
Bulb: A bulb is an underground storage organ made of a short stem and fleshy leaf bases. Bulbs are common storage organs among members of the family.
Fritillaria: Fritillaria is a genus of bulbous plants with distinctive, often nodding flowers. Its varied flower forms illustrate the family's diversity.

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