Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lilium humboldtii Roezl & Leichtlin ssp. ocellatum (Kellogg) Thorne

Humboldt lily, Spotted humboldt's lily

Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum is a perennial herb (bulb) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Lilium fairchildii

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~427 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Lilium humboldtii
Genus:	Lilium
Family:	Liliaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Habitat: openings

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Lilium bloomerianum var. ocellatum
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Lilium fairchildii
JEF + PLANTS	Lilium humboldtii var. bloomerianum
JEF	Lilium humboldtii var. magnificum
JEF + PLANTS	Lilium humboldtii var. ocellatum
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Information about Lilium humboldtii ssp. ocellatum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LIHUO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: Albert Kellogg, unaware that the plant had already been named by Roezl and Leichtlin, gave it the name Lilium bloomerianum. For some time afterward, the name was still applied to the southern California Lilium humboldtii subsp. ocellatum.[4] (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/01/2025).