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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Lilium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Gray's Lily, Roan Lily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_ligr2_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_lilium_grayi_0250
June Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_lilium_grayi_0267
June Avery County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Bob Howell rsh_110621_4822
June Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Tepals flared but not recurved or widely spreading, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Will Stuart wil_grays_lily_from_151
June Carter County TN
Appalachian Trail
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Will Stuart wil_grays_lily_from_170
June Carter County TN
Appalachian Trail
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JK Marlow jkm070721_052
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves widest near the midpoint, typically 4-6x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm070721_052b
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Flowers bell-shaped. Tepals red with dark spots nearly to the tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm070721_056
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves in 3-8 whorls, 4-8 leaves in each, lance-oblong to narrowly elliptic, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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JK Marlow jkm070721_057
July Mitchell County NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves to 4" long and 1" wide. Leaf margins coarse or rough, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Steve Marlow snm070724_002
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Flowers are horizontal or slightly nodding, each on a long stalk, per Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition.