Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants belonging to the lilioid monocots, comprising 10 families, about 67 genera, and roughly 1,768 species. Its largest family, Liliaceae, includes lilies, tulips, and fritillaries, while other families in the order include Smilacaceae, Colchicaceae, Melanthiaceae, and Alstroemeriaceae. Most members are perennials with food storage organs such as corms and rhizomes, and the order is widely distributed across temperate and subtropical regions.
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Parent Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Crocus sieberi
Source Wikidata: Gladiolus communis
Source Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)
Source Wikidata: Water Hyacinth
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ53478, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Liliales
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In Group: Monocot Orders, Lead
Liliales is an order of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group and Angiosperm Phylogeny Web system, within the lilioid monocots.
View the SourceWikidata: Liliales
Wikidata: Water Hyacinth
Parent Taxon Of: Water Hyacinth, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Iris pseudacorus (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Iris pseudacorus, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Gladiolus communis
Parent Taxon Of: Gladiolus communis, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Wikidata: Crocus sieberi
Parent Taxon Of: Crocus sieberi, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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