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Lilium jankae
Lilium jankae, also known as Janka's lily, is a flowering plant species in the family Liliaceae. The plant itself is native to multiple European countries such as Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, and Romania , but is mainly found in the Balkan Peninsula.
The species poses an extremely potent toxicity risk in pets, specifically cats, similar to its fellow species in its family . Although this risk runs high in cats, Lilium jankae shows little to no severe discomfort or debilitating side effects in humans.
Lilium jankae have been reported to favor temperate, subalpine regions, thriving in meadows, limestone ridges, forest margins, and grassy slopes (in specific, about 400-1,500 m) . The plant can tolerate the summer heat of its environment, but for proper development, it requires cool spring moisture. Additionally, the plant enjoys lime-rich soils with high mineral content .
Unlike its other species in its genus, Lilium jankae has no recorded benefits or uses .
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lilium jankae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
