| Classification |
| Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order Type: Basal Angiosperms-Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae + Hemerocallidaceae + Xanthorhoeaceae
Family Common Name: Day Lily Family
Genera: Hemerocallis, Eremurus |
Defining Morphology: Floral
Features: Inflorescences are various and often in cyme and semi-paniculate.
Perianth often bell-shaped or funnel-form. Flowers are bisexual and often
zygomorphic. Flora nectaries are present. Ovaries are superior with axile
placentation. Fruit and Seed Features: Monocotyledon. Fruit a capsule or
berry. Seeds are ovoid and have endosperm. Vegetative Features: Habit as
tuberous perennial herbs with basal aggregation of leaves. Leaves are alternate
and simple with parallel venation. Leaves have entire margin.
Distribution: Eurasia to New
Zealand and the Pacific, esp. Australia and Japan.
Economic Use: As garden and
indoor ornamentals, or medicinally.
Number of Genera Globally:
19
Number of Species Globally:
85
