Lily usually refers to herbaceous plants of the genus Lilium, with large showy trumpet-shaped flowers. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals.

Many other plants not closely related to lilies are called lilies, usually because their flowers resemble lilies. They include:

Classification

Darlingtonia californica is a eudicot. Nuphar and Nymphaea are genera in the Nymphaeaceae family of order Nymphaeales, and are basal angiosperms. All other plants listed here are monocots.

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