Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lilium longiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium longiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Easter Lily
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JK Marlow jkm190814_0769
August Spartanburg County SC
Flowers solitary or several, horizontal or somewhat nodding, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm190814_0774
August Spartanburg County SC
Flowers long tubular, very fragrant. Tepals white, oblanceolate, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm190814_0778
August Spartanburg County SC
Leaves scattered, linear-lanceolate, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm190814_0779
August Spartanburg County SC
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Steve Marlow snm_2588hwy11lily2
August Spartanburg County SC
Wind can disperse the lightweight seeds; remove seedpods to limit spread, per garden.org.
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Steve Marlow snm_2589hwy11lily3
August Spartanburg County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Lilium longiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium longiflorum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
4389
Forb
Perennial
Non-native: Japan & Taiwan
Documented growing wild in - - -
Look for it in disturbed areas, persistent from cultivation, 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
Alternate? "scattered"
FLOWER:
Summer
White
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth funnelform
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Capsule
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