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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Lilium philadelphicum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-001:

Lilium philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Lilium philadelphicum

 

COMMON NAME:
Eastern Wood Lily, Appalachian Wood Lily


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image of Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum, Eastern Wood Lily, Appalachian Wood Lily

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_philadelphi_40

June        

Flowers erect (not nodding) and tepals narrowed to a slender claw, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum, Eastern Wood Lily, Appalachian Wood Lily

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_l_philadelphicum_4

July        

Flowers erect, facing upward. Leaves (at least some) whorled or verticillate, per Weakley's Flora (2012).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Lilium philadelphicum

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-001:
Lilium philadelphicum   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium philadelphicum

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

837

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Grassy balds, moist to wet meadows (especially in thin soils over rock), open woodlands, limestone barrens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple
Middle & upper leaves in whorls of 4-9, lower leaves alternate

FLOWER:
Summer
Orange
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth widely campanulate
6 long-exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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