Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium pyrophilum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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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.
This species was subsumed -- uncomfortably -- within L. michauxii in Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968), but morphologically it is much closer to L. superbum. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium iridollae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Lilium pyrophilum
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO THESE PLANTS) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-006?:
Lilium michauxii FAMILY Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily, Fire 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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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Will Stuart wil_l_pyrophilum_from_395
July Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Its flowers are not fragrant or only slightly so (vs. flowers of L. michauxii strongly fragrant), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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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 (Sorrie, 2011).
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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 (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium pyrophilum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium iridollae
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Lilium pyrophilum
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
Habitat: Peaty seepage bogs in the fall-line Sandhills, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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 (Nelson, 2006) p213
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p318
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p448
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p200
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