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Forb
Perennial

Native to North Carolina (the range is obscure)

Documented growing wild in - NC -

Rare in NC

Look for it in wet meadows, per Weakley's Flora

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...Wet ...Moist

LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 5-11

FLOWER:
Summer
Yellow (rarely orange to red)
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth somewhat campanulate
6 stamens, fully included to barely exserted
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• All About South Carolina Wildflowers p192
• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p352
• Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p164?
• Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p034
• Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p036
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p360?
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p416?
• Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p011

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lilium canadense var. canadense   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium canadense ssp. canadense   FAMILY Liliaceae

LESS THAN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-32-004:
Lilium canadense   FAMILY Liliaceae