NameThatPlant.net: Lophiola aurea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Dioscoreales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Lophiola aurea FAMILY Nartheciaceae Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

Learn more about Lophiola from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lophiola aurea FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 045-02-001:
Lophiola americana FAMILY Haemodoraceae

COMMON NAME:
Goldencrest

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (5/21/15):
Lophiola aurea FAMILY Nartheciaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lophiola aurea FAMILY Liliaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 045-02-001:
Lophiola americana FAMILY Haemodoraceae

3171

Forb
Perennial

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

Habitat: Wet savannas, bogs, marshes, ditches adjacent to these natural habitats, per Weakley's Flora

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bright yellow
Bisexual
6 tepals
6 stamens
Ovary half-inferior

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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