Sierra / Kelley's Tiger Lily (Lilium kelleyanum)

7/10/07 Roadside seep between Rock Creek Resort and Pine Camp, 

Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

7/6/02 Onion Valley, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

7/6/02 Onion Valley

7/3/16 North Lake Road, Bishop region, Eastern Sierra,
Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA 

7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest,
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest,
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

 7/4/16 Seep off Rock Creek Road, Inyo National Forest,
Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Sierra / Kelley's Tiger Lily

SPECIES: Lilium kelleyanum

FAMILY: Liliaceae (Lily Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/6/2002

LOCATION: Onion Valley, 9,200' elevation, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson e-Flora:
NATIVE

Habit: Plant < 2.2 m; bulb spreading-elongate, scales (1)2--3-segmented, longest 1--3 cm. 

Leaf: in 1--4 whorls, spreading, drooping at tips, 7.5--17.5 cm; margin not wavy. 

Inflorescence: flowers 1--15(25), pendent. 

Flower: +- widely bell-shaped, mild-fragrant; perianth parts 4.2--6 cm, reflexed in distal 60%, yellow or yellow-orange; filaments diverging, anthers 3--6 mm, magenta or dull red, pollen orange, tan-orange, or red-brown; pistil 2.5--3.5 cm. 

Fruit: 1.5--3 cm. 

Ecology: Hillside seeps, wet thickets, streamsides in subalpine forest; 

Elevation: 2200--3300 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: c&s SNH. 

Flowering Time: Jul--Aug 

Note: Intergrades with Lilium parvum in southern Mono Co. 

eFlora Treatment Author: Mark W. Skinner