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Your search found 145 taxa in the family Liliaceae, Lily family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Garden Asparagus, Sparrowgrass
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asparagus officinalis FAMILY: Asparagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asparagus officinalis FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Asparagus officinalis 041-01-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Commonly cultivated, commonly escaped to fencerows, roadsides, disturbed areas
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
Non-native: Eurasia
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Common Name:
Sprenger’s Asparagus-fern, Emerald-fern
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Asparagus aethiopicus FAMILY: Asparagaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Asparagus aethiopicus FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, seeding down especially around plantings, especially commonly planted in coastal areas; sometimes epiphytic in palm boots
Rare
Non-native: southern Africa
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Common Name:
Coastal Carrionflower, Bamboo-vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax pseudochina FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax pseudochina FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax tamnifolia 041-02-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Pocosins, swamp forests, edges of pine savannas
Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Carrionflower, Smooth Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax herbacea FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax herbacea FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax herbacea var. herbacea 041-02-002a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests
Common (rare in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name:
Downy Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax pulverulenta FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax pulverulenta FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax herbacea var. pulverulenta 041-02-002b FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry deciduous forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon or rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Midwestern Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax lasioneura FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax lasioneura FAMILY: Smilacaceae
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, hammocks, bluff forests, pine-oak hickory submesic forests and woodlands, rich beech-magnolia forests on lower slopes, perhaps only over mafic or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Biltmore Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax biltmoreana FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax biltmoreana FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax ecirrhata var. biltmoreana 041-02-003a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dry forests (such as dry pine ridges and chestnut oak forests) and moist forests
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Huger's Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax hugeri FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax hugeri FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax ecirrhata var. hugeri 041-02-003b FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests
Uncommon (rare in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Upright Carrionflower
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax ecirrata FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) PLANTS National Database: Smilax ecirrhata FAMILY: Smilacaceae
Habitat: Forests
Native north and west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Common Greenbrier, Common Catbrier, Bullbrier, Horsebrier
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax rotundifolia FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax rotundifolia FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax rotundifolia 041-02-004 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, swamps, pond margins, bluffs, flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Fringed Greenbrier, Catbrier, Stretchberry, Tramp's Trouble
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax bona-nox var. bona-nox FAMILY: Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Smilax bona-nox FAMILY: Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax bona-nox 041-02-005 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, bluffs, hardwood flatwoods, pine flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Maritime Catbrier, Maritime Saw Greenbrier
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax bona-nox var. littoralis FAMILY: Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Smilax bona-nox FAMILY: Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax bona-nox 041-02-005? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dunes, maritime thickets, maritime forests
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bristly Greenbrier, Hellfetter, Chinaroot, Chaneyroot
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax hispida var. hispida FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) PLANTS National Database: Smilax tamnoides FAMILY: Smilacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax hispida 041-02-006 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Bottomland, riparian, and mesic upland forests, especially along brownwater rivers, and in other situations with relatively high pH and nutrients
Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Whiteleaf Greenbrier, Wild Sarsaparilla, Sawbrier
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax glauca FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax glauca FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax glauca 041-02-007 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests and woodlands, bottomland and riparian forests, bluffs, hardwood flatwoods, pine flatwoods, prairies, old fields, fencerows, pastures, roadsides; uncommon in wetlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Coral Greenbrier, Red-berried Swamp Smilax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax walteri FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax walteri FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax walteri 041-02-008 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bogs, wooded seeps, often where submersed for at least part of the year
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dune Greenbrier
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax auriculata FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax auriculata FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax auriculata 041-02-009 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Dunes on barrier islands, maritime scrub and thickets, dry sandy openings in maritime forests or sandhills (northward, as in the Carolinas, limited to sites near the coast)
Common in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bamboo-vine, Blaspheme-vine, Wild Bamboo, Laurel-leaf Greenbriar
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax laurifolia FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax laurifolia FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax laurifolia 041-02-010 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Pocosins, swamp forests, wooded seeps and bogs, swamps, and other wetlands, often with groundwater influence
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Jackson-brier, Unarmed Catbrier, Sweet-scented Smilax
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax smallii FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax smallii FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax smallii 041-02-011 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Bottomland and riparian forests, upland forests, hardwood flatwoods, pine flatwoods, wooded seeps, stream banks, roadsides
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Dwarf Smilax, Sarsaparilla-vine
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Smilax pumila FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Smilax pumila FAMILY: Smilacaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilax pumila 041-02-012 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dryish hammocks and bluffs, sandy forests along streams, northward primarily in maritime-influenced mainland forests
Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Little Sweet Betsy, Purple Toadshade
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium cuneatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium cuneatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cuneatum var. cuneatum 041-03-001a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: In rich soils of cove forests, moist slopes, and bottomlands, usually over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant
Common to uncommon, locally abundant (rare in SC Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Louisiana Trillium, Louisiana Wake-robin
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium ludovicianum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium ludovicianum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Floodplains, streambanks, ravine forests
Native: west of Georgia
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Common Name:
Lookout Mountain Trillium, Ruby Falls Trillium, Freeman's Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium species 3 FAMILY: Trilliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests
Rare (endemic to the Lookout Mountain region of nw. GA, se. TN & ne. AL)
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Ocmulgee Trillium, Oaky Woods Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium delicatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
Habitat: Rich, mesic, deciduous forests
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Chattahoochee Trillium, Deceptive Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium decipiens FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium decipiens FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Uncommon
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Decumbent Trillium, Trailing Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium decumbens FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium decumbens FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Uncommon
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Relict Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium reliquum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium reliquum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests on bluffs and ravine slopes
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name: Sessile Trillium, Sessile Toadshade, Toad Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium sessile FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium sessile FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Underwood's Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium underwoodii FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium underwoodii FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Trillium, Yellow Toadshade, Lemon-scented Trillium, Wax Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium luteum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium luteum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cuneatum var. luteum 041-03-001b FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, locally abundant in the vicinity of the Great Smokies
Locally abundant in the vicinity of the Great Smokies, uncommon to rare elsewhere. Nearly endemic to the Southern Appalachians
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Mottled Trillium, Spotted Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium maculatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium maculatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium viride 041-03-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests and floodplains, over calcareous materials such as coquina limestone ("marl") or on shell middens
Uncommon in Coastal Plain, rare in Piedmont
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Pale Yellow Trillium, Faded Trillium, Small Yellow Toadshade, Savannah River Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium discolor FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium discolor FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium discolor 041-03-003 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich cove and bluff forests, restricted to the Savannah River drainage; rare
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Twisted Trillium, Helicopter Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium stamineum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium stamineum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Floodplains, slopes, especially over limestone
Native: west of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lanceleaf Trillium, Narrowleaf Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium lancifolium FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium lancifolium FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium lanceolatum 041-03-004 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests over marble, limestone, and other calcareous substrates, floodplain forests
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Wateree River Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium oostingii FAMILY: Trilliaceae
Habitat: Rich bottomland forests
Rare (apparently endemic to SC's Kershaw-Richland counties along Wateree River)
Native to South Carolina
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Common Name:
Prairie Trillium, Prairie Wake-robin, Recurved Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium recurvatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium recurvatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich soils over calcareous or mafic rocks
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Northern Nodding Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium cernuum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium cernuum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cernuum 041-03-005? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist rich woods, seepage edges, damp forests with Fraxinus nigra and Ulmus americana, on mafic or calcareous substrates
Native: north of the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Southern Nodding Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium rugelii FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium rugelii FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium cernuum 041-03-005? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich woodlands and forests over mafic or calcareous rocks
Uncommon in Mountains, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Red Trillium, Purple Trillium, Stinking Willie, Stinking Benjamin
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium erectum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Trillium erectum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. erectum 041-03-006a FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Wooded slopes, usually at middle to high elevations
Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Southern Red Trillium, Barksdale's Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium sulcatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium sulcatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. erectum 041-03-006a? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Coves and moist slopes
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Vasey's Trillium, Sweet Trillium, Sweet Beth
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium vaseyi FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium vaseyi FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Cove forests, other rich forests
Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain), endemic to Southern Appalachians
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bent Trillium, Bent White Trillium, Bentstalk Trillium, Drooping Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium flexipes FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium flexipes FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist coves over mafic or calcareous rocks
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Sweet White Trillium, Confusing Trillium, Jeweled Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium simile FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium simile FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium erectum var. vaseyi 041-03-006b? FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Very rich soils of slopes and coves over mafic or calcareous rocks, often also in or near seepage
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Amicalola Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium species 2 FAMILY: Trilliaceae
Habitat: Rich forests
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Catesby's Trillium, Rosy Wake-robin, Bashful Trillium, Rose Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium catesbyi FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium catesbaei FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium catesbaei 041-03-007 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Bottomland forests, mesic slopes, cove forests
Common in Piedmont, uncommon in Mountains, rare in Coastal Plain
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Large-flowered Trillium, Great White Trillium, White Wake-robin, Showy Wake-robin
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium grandiflorum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium grandiflorum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium grandiflorum 041-03-008 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Rich coves and mesic slopes, also less typically on ridges over "rich" rock types
Common in Mountains of GA & NC, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Persistent Trillium, Edna's Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium persistens FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium persistens FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Acidic forests with hemlocks and heaths
Rare, endemic to a portion of Tallulah-Tugaloo river system in nw. SC & ne. GA
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Carolina Least Trillium, Virginia Dwarf Trillium, Aiken Least Trillium
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillium pusillum + FAMILY: Trilliaceae
PLANTS National Database: Trillium pusillum + FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium pusillum 041-03-009 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Painted Trillium, Striped Wake-robin
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Trillidium undulatum FAMILY: Trilliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trillium undulatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trillium undulatum 041-03-010 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Acidic soils of ridges, slopes, and bog margins, mostly at high elevations and often associated with Rhododendron, Tsuga, Pinus, or Picea
Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Indian Cucumber-root
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Medeola virginiana FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Medeola virginiana FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Medeola virginiana 041-04-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, usually with acidic soils
Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare in GA Coastal Plain) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Bluebead-lily, Clinton's Lily, Yellow Clintonia, Yellow Bead Lily
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clintonia borealis FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clintonia borealis FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clintonia borealis 041-05-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, less commonly in red oak forests, cool rocky seepages
Common in NC Mountains (historically in GA, but not recently seen)
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Speckled Wood-lily, White Clintonia
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clintonia umbellulata FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clintonia umbellulata FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clintonia umbellulata 041-05-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Red oak and other oak forests, mesic to dry ridges and slopes, less commonly in northern hardwood forests, generally at lower elevations than C. borealis, though the two species can co-occur
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
False Solomon's Seal, Eastern Solomon's Plume, May-plume
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum racemosum FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Smilacina racemosa 041-06-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist to dry forests
Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Starry Solomon's Plume, Starflower, Starry Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum stellatum FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum stellatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Alluvial forests, calcareous fens, seepage swamps
Native north and northwest of the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Canada Mayflower, "False Lily-of-the-valley", "Wild Lily-of-the-valley"
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Maianthemum canadense FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Maianthemum canadense FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Maianthemum canadense 041-07-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, especially at high elevations
Common in Mountains of GA & NC
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Fairybells
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Prosartes lanuginosa FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prosartes lanuginosa FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Disporum lanuginosum 041-08-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Deciduous forests, especially coves
Common in Mountains, uncommon in NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Prosartes maculata FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prosartes maculata FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Disporum maculatum 041-08-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Nutrient-rich deciduous forests, especially cove forests
Rare
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Rosy Twisted-stalk, Eastern Rose Mandarin, Eastern Twisted-stalk
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Streptopus roseus 041-09-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests at high elevations, especially spruce-fir and northern hardwoods forests
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Streptopus amplexifolius 041-09-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests and seepages at high elevations
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Downy Solomon’s Seal, Hairy Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonatum pubescens FAMILY: Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Polygonatum pubescens FAMILY: Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonatum pubescens 041-10-001 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Habitat: Moist forests, especially cove forests, but also in montane oak forests
Common in Mountains of GA & NC (rare in SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Polygonatum biflorum + FAMILY: Ruscaceae
INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Polygonatum biflorum var. commutatum FAMILY: Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Polygonatum biflorum 041-10-002 FAMILY: Liliaceae
Look for it . Depending on variety, it can be found in moist to dry forests and/or on roadbanks
Common to rare, depending on variety and region
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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