Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi
COMMON NAME:
Gray's Lily, Roan Lily
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Bob Howell rsh_110621_4822
June Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Tepals flared but not recurved or widely spreading, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm070721_052
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves widest near the midpoint, averaging 4-6× long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
JK Marlow jkm070721_052b
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Flowers bell-shaped. Tepals red with dark spots nearly to the tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm070721_056
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves in 3-8 whorls, 4-8 leaves in each, lance-oblong to narrowly elliptic, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm070721_057
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves to 4" long and 1" wide. Leaf margins coarse or rough, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Steve Marlow snm070724_002
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Flowers are horizontal or slightly nodding, each on a long stalk, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi
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