Liliaceae are perennial herbs that grow from bulbs or corms, with either a leafy stem or a leafless flowering stalk (scape). Leaves can be at the base or along the stem, and may be arranged alternately, oppositely, or in whorls. Flowers are typically showy and bisexual, often with six colorful tepals arranged in two whorls. Inflorescences vary and may be racemes, panicles, cymes, umbels, or solitary blooms. Stamens usually number six, and the ovary is typically superior and three-parted. Fruits may be capsules, berries, or dry and indehiscent.