Hemerocallidaceae (Noun)
Meaning
One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Hemerocallidaceae is a subfamily classification that includes flowering plants commonly known as daylilies and is not widely accepted by botanists.
- The system used in the garden center organized the plants into several subfamilies, including the Hemerocallidaceae which featured several types of daylilies.
- Hemerocallidaceae was considered an obsolete subfamily in many modern botanical systems and was often placed into other categories.
- Botanists continue to disagree over the legitimacy of organizing lilies into the subfamily Hemerocallidaceae, among other classifications.
- In older literature, readers may come across references to the subfamily Hemerocallidaceae which has largely been replaced with more modern classifications.