Lloydia

Lloydia
Lloydia serotina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Liliales
Family:	Liliaceae
Subfamily:	Lilioideae
Genus:	Lloydia Salisb. ex. Reichenb.
Species
Lloydia delavayi Lloydia delicatula Lloydia flavonutans Lloydia ixiolirioides Lloydia longiscapa Lloydia oxycarpa Lloydia rubroviridis Lloydia serotina Lloydia tibetica Lloydia triflora Lloydia yunnanensis

Lloydia is a genus of flowering plants comprising about a dozen species, most of which live in Central and Eastern Asia. One species, Lloydia serotina is a more widespread arctic-alpine plant. The genus is named after Edward Lhuyd, the Welsh botanist who discovered the plant growing on Snowdon in North Wales.

Lloydia plants have long, stiff, grass-like leaves and medium-sized flowers that are typically white, although can be yellow in some species. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.

In some older classifications, the genus Lloydia was included within the genus Gagea.