According to careful comparison and weighing by Hsu Chun-tu, the seeds of the Formosa lily are lighter than those of most other lilies, and they are carried further by the wind; this is why it is the most widely distributed of Taiwan's four native lilies.
根據許圳塗仔細秤重比較，台灣百合種籽比一般百合種籽都輕，擴散距離拉遠，因此成為台灣四種原生百合分佈最廣的一種。