{"id":41,"date":"2013-11-13T18:57:38","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T18:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vnps.dreamhosters.com\/princewilliamwildflowersociety\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2020-10-21T16:30:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-21T20:30:19","slug":"where-have-all-the-lillies-gone-long-time-changin-in-the-liliaceous-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/princewilliamwildflowersociety\/botanizing-with-marion\/where-have-all-the-lillies-gone-long-time-changin-in-the-liliaceous-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Have All the Lillies Gone? Long-Time Changin\u2019 in the Liliaceous Families"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Marion Blois Lobstein, Botany Chair, Prince William Wildflower Society; Professor Emeritus-NVCC<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The traditional Lily family or Liliaceae was first described by French botanist Michel Adanson in 1763, but was officially named by A.L. deJussieu in 1789. The genus\u00a0Lilium,<\/em>\u00a0on which the family name is based, has a long history in ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman cultures. There has been a great deal of disagreement in the last 200 years over which genera belong in the Liliaceae. This family has been a catch-all for many, rather different genera and even other families over the years. In the 1800s, botanists, such as the American Asa Gray (Gray\u2019s Manual of Botany<\/em>) and the British Bentham and Hooker, dealt with this these disparities by the use of \u201ctribes\u201d\u2014many of which are now the families we see in the\u00a0Flora of Virginia<\/em>. In the chart below, which summarizes treatment of \u201cLiliaceous\u201d families in the\u00a0Flora of Virginia<\/em>, most of the \u201cnew\u201d families (with only two exceptions\u2014Takhtajan\u2019s naming of Tofieldiaceae and Xerophyllaceae) have been described since the late 1700s into the mid-1800s. Botanists R. M. T. Dahlgren and H.T. Clifford, among others, began questioning the traditional Liliaceae makeup in the 1970s and 1980s. But DNA evidence was the final factor that resulted in the treatment reflected in the\u00a0Flora of Virginia<\/em>\u00a0and other recent scientific publications. These \u201csplits\u201d also may change in the future as additional evidence emerges. For now, the chart may be of use in sorting out current changes and enjoying these special groups of plants.\u00a0\u2013Marion Lobstein<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Families<\/strong><\/td>\nCommon Names of Families &No. spp.<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthorities &\u00a0 Dates Proposed<\/strong><\/td>\nChanges and Notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liliaceae<\/td>\nLily (18)<\/td>\nA.L. deJussieu 1789<\/td>\nFormer genera in Liliaceae<\/strong>\u00a0moved to the following families. See these families for specific genera moved: Agavaceae Asparagaceae Colchicaceae Heloniadaceae Hyacinthaceae Melanthiaceae Nartheciaceae Ruscaceae Smilacaceae Tofieldiaceae
\nTrilliaceae Xanthorrhoeaceae Xerophyllaceae\u00a0<\/strong>
\nGenera still included in Liliaceae<\/strong>:\u00a0Clintonia<\/em><\/em>(Clintonias),Erythronium<\/em>\u00a0(Trout Lilies),\u00a0Lilium<\/em>\u00a0(Lilies),Mediola<\/em>\u00a0(Cucumber-roots),\u00a0Prosartes<\/em><\/em>\u00a0(formerly\u00a0Disporum<\/em>)(Fairy-bells), Streptopus<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0(Twisted\u2013stalks)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agavaceae<\/td>\nAgave (3)<\/td>\nEndlicher 1841<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes generaCamassia\u00a0<\/em>(Wild Hyacinths\/Camass Lilies), Manfreda<\/em>(False-aloes), Yucca<\/em>(Yuccas)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amaryllidaceae<\/td>\nAmaryllis (13)<\/td>\nJ. St. Hilaire 1805<\/td>\nIncludes genera from Liliaceae (Lily),\u00a0Allium<\/em>(Onions), Leucojum<\/em>(Snowflakes),Nothoscordum<\/em>\u00a0(False Garlics),\u00a0Tristagma<\/em>(formerly\u00a0Ipheion<\/em>)(Spring Star),Zephyranthes<\/em>(Atamasco Lilies);Hypoxis<\/em>\u00a0(Yellow Stargrass) now in Hypoxidaceae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Asparagaceae<\/td>\nAsparagus (1)<\/td>\nA.L. deJussieu 1789<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusAsparagus<\/em>\u00a0(Asparagus)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colchicaceae<\/td>\nMeadow Saffron (4)<\/td>\nAugustin\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 deCandole 1805<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusUvularia\u00a0<\/em>(Bellworts)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heloniadaceae<\/td>\nSwamp-pink (2)<\/td>\nJ. Agardh 1858<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes generaChamaelirium<\/em>\u00a0(Devil\u2019s-bits),<\/em>\u00a0Helonias\u00a0<\/em>(Swamp Pink)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hyacinthaceae<\/td>\nHyacinth (4)<\/td>\nBatsch 1786<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes generaMuscari\u00a0<\/em>(Grape Hyacinths), Ornithogalum\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(Stars-of-Bethlehem)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melanthiaceae<\/td>\nBunchflower (10)<\/td>\nBatsch 1802<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes generaAmianthium\u00a0<\/em>(Fly-poisons),\u00a0Anticlea<\/em>(Death Camases spp.), Stenanthium<\/em>(Featherbells),Veratrum\u00a0<\/em>[(False Hellebores and Bunchflowers (formerlyMelanthium<\/em>)],Zigadenus<\/em>\u00a0(Death Camases spp.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nartheciaceae<\/td>\nBog-asphodel (2)<\/td>\nF.M. Fries 1846<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusAletris\u00a0<\/em>(Colicroots)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruscaceae<\/td>\nRuscus (8)<\/td>\nM. Roemer 1840<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes generaConvallaria\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(Lilies-of-the-Valley), Maianthemum\u00a0<\/em>[M. canadensis<\/em>\u00a0(Canada Mayflowers),\u00a0M. racemosum\u00a0<\/em>(formerlySmilacina racemosa<\/em>)(False Solomon\u2019s Seals\/Solomon\u2019s-plumes),\u00a0M. stellatum<\/em>(formerly\u00a0Smilacina stellata<\/em>)(Starry False Solomon\u2019s Seals\/Starry Solomon\u2019s-plumes)], Polygonatum<\/em>(Solomon\u2019s Seals)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smilacaceae<\/td>\nGreenbrier (10)<\/td>\nVentenat 1799<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusSmilax<\/em>(Greenbriers\/Catbriers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tofieldiaceae<\/td>\nTofieldia (2)<\/td>\nTakhtajan 1994<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusTriantha<\/em>\u00a0(formerlyTofieldia<\/em>) (False Asphodels)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trilliaceae<\/td>\nTrillium (10)<\/td>\nLindley 1846<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusTrillium<\/em>\u00a0(Trilliums)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xanthorrhoeaceae<\/td>\nDaylily (1)<\/td>\nR. Brown 1810<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusHemerocallis\u00a0<\/em>(Daylilies)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xerophyllaceae<\/td>\nBeargrass (1)<\/td>\nTakhtajan 1994<\/td>\nFormerly in Liliaceae (Lily); includes genusXerophyllum<\/em>(Beargrass)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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