Liliales

Liliales, the lily order of monocotyledonous flowering plants, containing 11 families, 67 genera, and 1,558 species of largely perennial herbs and climbers. Members of this order are important as sources of food, in the production of drugs and chemicals, and especially as ornamental plants.

Although distributed throughout the world, species of Liliales are most common in subtropical and temperate regions. The greatest number of species and individuals are found in the Northern Hemisphere.