Taxon:  Lilium martagon L.



Summary
Genus:
Lilium
Family:
Liliaceae
Subfamily:
Lilioideae
Tribe:
Lilieae
Nomen number:
22185
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:303.  1753
Verified:
01/02/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (7  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Lilium martagon L. var. albiflorum Vuk. (0 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. album Weston (1 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. cattaniae Vis. (0 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. hirsutum Weston (0 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. martagon (0 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. pilosiusculum Freyn (0 active accession[s])
Lilium martagon L. var. sanguineopurpureum Beck (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  4. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  5. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  6. Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
  7. Fox, D. 1991. Lilies of lake baikal. Lily Yearb. N. Amer. Lily Soc. 44:15.
  8. Gämperle, R. 1998. A new species of lily from turkey. Bull. Alpine Gard. Soc. Gr. Brit. 378.
  9. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  10. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  14. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  15. Peruzzi, L. & C. E. Jarvis. 2009. Typification of Linnaean names in Liliaceae. Taxon 58:1363.
  16. Pignatti, S. 1982. Flora d'Italia.
  17. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  18. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:361-362.
  19. Stace, C. 1995. New flora of the British Isles. Note: introd.
  20. Synge, P. M. 1980. Lilies: a revision of Elwes' monograph of the genus Lilium and its supplements 34.
  21. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  22. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  23. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishmartagon  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Englishmartagon lily  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishturban lily  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
EnglishTurk's-cap  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
EnglishTurk's-cap lily  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Swedishkrollilja  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russianlilija martagon  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transliterated Russianliliya turetskaya  2Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Transliterated Russiansaranka  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Transliterated Russiantsarskie kudri  2Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia specimen may possibly be the type of a distinct speciesKomarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqun. 
1NativeAsia-TemperateMongoliaMongolia n.Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey n.w.Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeBelarus   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeEstonia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLatvia   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeLithuania   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:361-362.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partc. & s.Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzechoslovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey (n.w.)
  • CAUCASUS: Georgia (specimen may possibly be the type of a distinct species)
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
  • MONGOLIA: Mongolia (n.)
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (n.)]
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (c. & s.)], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Russian Federation [Saratov], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  2. Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:361-362.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22185. Accessed 17 April 2026.