Typically
L. pardalinum grows to about high; the tallest and most vigorous plants can reach up to . The
bulbs are small, and many are usually clustered together on a
rhizomatous stock. The flowers are Turk's-cap shaped, red-orange, with numerous brown spots, usually flowering in July. It is a deciduous plant and its dormancy period is in winter. The flower color is either orange, red, or brown. The leaves complexity is simple. The fruits type is capsule. ;Subspecies •
Lilium pardalinum subsp.
pardalinum Kellogg -- leopard lily - southern California, Baja California •
Lilium pardalinum subsp. pitkinense (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Pitkin Marsh lily - northwestern California •
Lilium pardalinum subsp. shastense (Eastw.) Skinner -- Shasta lily - Oregon, northern California •
Lilium pardalinum subsp.
vollmeri (Eastw.) Skinner -- Vollmer's lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California •
Lilium pardalinum subsp.
wigginsii (Beane & Vollmer) Skinner -- Wiggins' lily - southwestern Oregon, northwestern California The subspecies
Pitkin Marsh lily,
Lilium pardalinum subsp.
pitkinense, is federally listed as an
endangered species. ==Cultivation==