Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lilium pyrophilum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
"This species presents a logistical challenge not often encountered in botany: the Fort Jackson plants are in an area subject to military bombing practice, with unexploded shells left behind." Read more from the South Carolina Plant Conservation Alliance.
Learn more about Sandhills Lily from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium iridollae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-006?:
Lilium michauxii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily
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Will Stuart wil_20009558190
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
1-5 nodding flowers, sepals & petals partly united, recurving til tips touch, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_l_pyrophilum_from_395
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Flowers not fragrant, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_l_pyrophilum_from_400
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Sepals & petals alike, orange to red-orange or deep red, spotted with purple, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Will Stuart wil_l_pyrophilum_leafwhor
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Lvs 1-5" long, widest near middle, green above, only slightly paler beneath, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lilium pyrophilum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium iridollae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO THESE PLANTS)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-006?:
Lilium michauxii
FAMILY
Liliaceae
3173
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Documented growing wild in - NC SC
Rare
Look for it in peaty seepage bogs in the Sandhills and peaty swamp margins in the upper Coastal Plain, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 4-15
FLOWER:
Summer
Orange/Reddish
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 long-exserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p213
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p448
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p200