The Lilium

Many different plants carry the

common name "lily" in their

descriptions, such as "lily-of-the-valley"

and "day lily." The true lily is in the genus

Lilium, and has many separate species

such as the elegant regal lily, Lilium regale. True lilies have bulbs with a basal plate

that roots emerge

from, and the bulbs are fragile and

easily bruised

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