Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Lilium canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium canadense ssp. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lilium canadense
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-004:
Lilium canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium canadense
COMMON NAME:
Canada Lily
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canadense_ed_z
May
Tepals yellow, orange to brick red, acuminate, reflexed 60-120° from flwr axis, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_l_canadense_editorum
May
Anthers 5-10mm long, exserted to fully included when viewed from the side, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_32
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_36
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
There has been confusion between L. canadense var. editorum (the red-flowered form) and L. grayi, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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JK Marlow jkm0507g_37
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0507h_02
July Pocahontas County WV
Roadside
Leaves lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, not broader distally, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Lilium canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium canadense ssp. canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lilium canadense
INCLUDING
PLANTS National Database
Lilium canadense ssp. editorum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-004:
Lilium canadense
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium canadense
833
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
Habitat: Wet meadows, clearings, coves, seepages, per Weakley's Flora
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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
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p195
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p447
- 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