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This is an illustration of a lily bulb with overlapping white scales, known as lily root. It is utilized as edible and resembles overlapping petals.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
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Lilium leichtlinii
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Maximowicz's lily
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Plantae Category
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Liliaceae
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Lilium
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Lilium leichtlinii
Origin
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Northeast China, Korean Peninsula
