Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Lilium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Gray's Lily, Roan Lily
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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.
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
835
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Documented growing wild in - NC -
Rare
Look for it in bogs, seepages, grassy balds, moist forests, & wet meadows, at medium to high elevations, 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.
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LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 5-11
FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth campanulate
6 included stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p447
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p164
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p033
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p035
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p361
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p416
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p396
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p010