Yellow Day Lily
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Linnaeus
Yellow Day Lily: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/16056
Synonyms
Hemerocallis flava  Yellow Day-lily 
Tags
Non-native Invasive

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Lemon daylily
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Hemerocallidoideae
Genus: Hemerocallis
Species:
H. lilioasphodelus
Binomial name
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus (syn. Hemerocallis flava, known as lemon daylily, lemon lily, yellow daylily, and other names) is a plant of the genus Hemerocallis. It is found in China, northeastern Italy, and Slovenia. It was also one of the first daylilies used for breeding new daylily cultivars.[1]

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus grows in big, spreading clumps, and its leaves grow to 75 cm (30 in) long. Its scapes each bear from 3 through 9 sweetly fragrant, lemon-yellow flowers.[1]

Culinary use

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The flowers of some daylillies, including Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus are edible[2] and are used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine.

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  • Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
    Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
  • Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
    Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
  • Dried golden needles
    Dried golden needles
  • Comparison showing flower in visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared. Note the nectar guide pattern visible in UV
    Comparison showing flower in visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared. Note the nectar guide pattern visible in UV
  • Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Stamen under the microscope. Magnification x9
    Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus Stamen under the microscope. Magnification x9

References

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  1. ^ a b Botanica : the illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 garden plants and how to cultivate them., Köln: Könemann, 2004, p. 440, ISBN 978-3-8331-1253-9
  2. ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 600. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.


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