Bulb subovoid, 1.5-3.5 cm in diameter; scales rather lax, white, lanceolate, 3.5-4 cm long, 6-7 mm wide. Stem 10-45 cm. Leaves highly variable, clustered to scattered, narrowly lanceolate, lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, 5-12 cm long, 0.3-2 cm wide, margin papillose. Bracts 5-13 cm long, 3-10 mm wide. Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2 or 3, nodding. Tepals yellow, pale yellow, or pale yellowish green, with extremely sparsely, purple-red spots or unspotted, lanceolate or narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 4.5-5.7 cm long, 0.9-1.6 cm wide; inner ones with fimbriate projections on both surfaces of nectaries. Stamens converging, 1.5-2 cm; filaments glabrous; anthers 7-10 mm. Ovary 1-1.2 cm long, 3-4 mm wide. Style ca. 1 cm. Capsule 2-3 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide.

Lilium lophophorum (Bureau & Franch.) Franch.:
China (Asia)

Lilium lophophorum is occurring in Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan of China.

Bulb subovoid, 1.5--3.5 cm in diam.; scales rather lax, white, lanceolate, 3.5--4 cm × 6--7 mm. Stem 10--45 cm. Leaves highly variable, clustered to scattered, linear, narrowly lanceolate, lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate, 5--12 × 0.3--2 cm, margin papillose. Bracts 5--13 cm × 3--10 mm. Flowers usually solitary, occasionally 2 or 3, nodding. Tepals yellow, pale yellow, or pale yellowish green, with purple-red spots or unspotted, lanceolate or narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 4.5--5.7 × 0.9--1.6 cm; inner ones with fimbriate projections on both surfaces of nectaries. Stamens converging, 1.5--2 cm; filaments glabrous; anthers 7--10 mm. Ovary 1--1.2 cm × 3--4 mm. Style ca. 1 cm. Capsule 2--3 × 1.5--2 cm. Fl. Jun--Jul, fr. Aug--Sep.

Lilium lophophorum var. lophophorum is close relative of Lilium lophophorum var. linearifolium, but differs from the latter in its leaves narrowly lanceolate, lanceolate, or oblong-lanceolate (vs. linear), tepals with extremely sparse, purple-red spots or unspotted (vs. with obvious, purple-red spots).

Growing in forests, bushy slopes, alpine grasslands; 2500-4500 m.

* Forests, bushy slopes, alpine grasslands; 2500--4500 m. Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan.

Flowering from June to July; fruiting from August to September.