Swanlily

The swanlily (Lilium pulchritudora), also known as the mute swan lily, swan princess lily, the Ghanatoria, Ghanatoria lily, bog lily, and white lily is a species of flowering plant native to cooler areas of Parania. The plant is a large species of the family Lillium that reaches up to a thunderstruck 84" tall and can grow colonies out to 3 meters wide left and right. 
== Distribution ==
The distribution of this plant is as far east as inland northeastern Minuka west to westernmost Windsure south to northern Cagneux and north to central-north Parlinn. The plant is much more common more west in its range than east and is considered "weedy" in the west. The plant is also quite common in Sidrova where some populations were introduced to Shodark, boosting its population, parts of southern Podochovia, and northeasternmost Minuka also have healthy populations. The plant is mainly found in wet areas near a water source like a lake, pond, or creek.
== Description ==
The lily is a very large flowering plant that blooms as one of the first plants in springtime and one of the last to die in winter. Much of the plants begin to sprout in late February to early March and die in late December to early January, which leaves them at only around thirty days stationary before growing again. The plant is a long-lived herbaceous perennial that grows from a underground bulb with a fully mature stem being as tall as seven feet tall, though most tend to stay at four or five feet. The flowers are up to 30 cm long, are fully white in color, are trumpet or funnel-shaped, and have very long stamens that are around 6" long, up to nine flowers can be present on a single plant's stem. 
== Etymology ==
The name for this flowering plant has many names referring to the waterfowl, the swan, with names such as the swanlily, the mute swan lily, and the swan princess lily being very common names for this plant. The reasoning is unknown but it may be because of the plant's heavy presence in areas around bogs and swamps, where mute swans are common, and/or due to its white appearance like that of a swan. Swans do not eat these flowers. It also has other names like the Ghanatoria or the Ghanatoria lily; Ghanatoria is another name for western Hargenland. The bog lily and white lily are other names are pretty straightforward.
Category:Plants
Category:Flora of Parania