Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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Learn more about Lilium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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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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).
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
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