Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tricyrtis hirta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tricyrtis hirta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tricyrtis hirta
COMMON NAME:
Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Hairy Toad Lily
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JK Marlow jkm220926_0007
September Spartanburg County SC
The species name, "hirta," means hairy which accounts for its common name, Hairy Toad Lily, per NC State University Extension Gardener.
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JK Marlow jkm220926_0007b
September Spartanburg County SC
"Tri" means 3; "kyrtos" means humped, referring to the nectaries which are swollen and sac-like, per NC State University Extension Gardener.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tricyrtis hirta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tricyrtis hirta
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tricyrtis hirta
4643
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent or weakly spread from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Not rhizomatous
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish with deep purplish spots
6 tepals
Superior ovary
Flowers in axillary clusters
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
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