The anatomy and morphology of the medicinal plant,Lilium candidum l. (Liliaceae),distributed in Marmara region of Turkey

Lilium candidum l.,was cultivated and has been used for different purposes like medical,cosmetics,commercial for thousands of years. it was naturally distributed around the city of bali{dotless}kesir (in marmara region) and was investigated for its morphological,anatomical and phenological specifications during this study. some of the morphological measurements were different from the measurements in flora of turkey. the measurements on bulb,stem leaves,basal leaves,bracte,pedicel,inner and outter tepals (separately),fruit,seed and pollen were given for the first time. natural distribution of l. candidum in this region is the first record for the region and also the natural growth conditions for this species around bali{dotless}kesir city were determined for the first time.