Appearance
Numerous names have been proposed at the levels of subspecies and varieties. Only two are recognized by the World Checklist.⤷ ''Lilium martagon'' var. ''martagon'' - from Portugal to Mongolia
⤷ ''Lilium martagon'' var. ''pilosiusculum'' Freyn - Russia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia
Naming
The name Turk's cap lily, also applied to a number of other species, comes from the characteristic reflexed shape of the petals. The specific epithet ''martagon'' is a Turkish word which also means turban or cap.It is also named as Lily of Istanbul or Sultan Lily or Dragon Lily.
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