unn an . ▁It ▁consequ ently ▁has ▁a ▁larger ▁distribution ▁range ▁relative ▁to ▁other ▁species ▁of ▁l il ies ▁that ▁are ▁seen ▁in ▁these ▁regions . ▁This ▁plant ▁grows ▁in ▁north ▁of ▁China ▁in ▁grass y ▁mountain ▁s lop es , ▁scr ubs ▁on ▁rock y ▁s lop es , ▁clear ings ▁in ▁for ests ▁or ▁edges ▁of ▁wood lands . ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁great ▁quantities ▁on ▁rid ges ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Tai ▁Sh an ▁in ▁Sh and ong ▁province ▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁on ▁ 1 5 3 2 ▁meters , ▁especially ▁in ▁open ▁grass y ▁areas . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁found ▁scattered ▁among ▁low ▁bush es ▁of ▁Rh od od end ron ▁mic ran th um ▁and ▁S pi ra ea ▁pub esc ens . ▁In ▁addition ▁it ▁occurs ▁in ▁Japan , ▁Korea ▁and ▁eastern ▁Russia ▁( Am ur ▁K rai , ▁Prim ory e , ▁K hab ar ov sk , ▁and ▁Z ab ay kal sky ▁K rai ). ▁Add itional ▁environments ▁in ▁which ▁this ▁species ▁grows ▁include ▁heavy ▁l ime y ▁soil , ▁hum us ▁on ▁carbon ifer ous ▁lim estone , ▁grass y ▁s lop es , ▁sun ny ▁grass lands ▁and ▁mo ist ▁places ▁in ▁for ests , ▁thick ets ▁and ▁me adows . ▁ ▁Us es ▁ ▁Food ▁and ▁drink s ▁Lil ium ▁con color ▁is ▁cultiv ated ▁in ▁Japan ▁as ▁a ▁food ▁plant . ▁The ▁flowers , ▁leaves , ▁bul bs ▁and ▁roots ▁are ▁ed ible . ▁Its