hemerocallis: east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
liliid monocot genus: genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
common eland: dark fawn-colored eland of southern and eastern Africa