[The Lily Family on Mt. Adams]

Tiger Lily, Columbia Lily

Lilium columbianum

The photo above shows a close-up of the very attractive tiger lily as seen on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams at an elevation of about 3000' along road K6300 just south of the Yakama Reservation boundary....................June 19, 2005.

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of the tiger lily as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams. The tepals are just beginning to reflex upwards.

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of the tiger lily as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of the tiger lily as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams. The tepals are fully reflexed upwards.

Paul Slichter