Lilium lophophorum

Lilium lophophorum is a species of plant in the lily family Liliaceae. First described in 1898 by Adrien René Franchet and Édouard Bureau, it is found in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, where it grows on mountain slopes and alpine regions of elevations between 2,500–4,500 metres (8,200–14,800 ft). Having been initially classified in the genus Fritillaria, it was placed in the (now defunct) genus Nomocharis for some time, and considered for placement in its own genus at some point. It was then moved into the genus Lilium after J. Robert Sealy noted morphological similarities between Nomocharis subg. Oxypetala, which L. lophophorum was a part of, with the remainder of Lilium. Within the genus Lilium, it has been moved several times, being placed in groups Sinomartagon in 1949, Oxypetalum in 1974, and Lophophorum in 2000. Lilium lophophorum is best known for the unique appearance of its flowers, having been highlighted by researchers for the bre......read more on Wikipedia.