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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/7/08):
Lilium superbum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium superbum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 041-32-005:
Lilium superbum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Turk's Cap Lily
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JK Marlow jkm120505_282
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves narrow, lanceolate, and numerous, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Ben Geer Keys bgk838_a
July NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Anthers 0.6-1" long on spreading filaments, extending well beyond tepals, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Ben Geer Keys bgk838_b
July NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Harry Davis hld838_crw_7097
July NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tepals yellow to orange, spotted, reflexed so stamens & pistil project, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0407o_07
July Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0407p_26
July Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Twenty flowers or more on a single plant is not unusual, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm9808a_02a
July Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Ben Geer Keys bgk838_c
August
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JK Marlow jkm060805_209
August Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Leaves in whorls of 5-20, widest at or below middle, tapering to both ends, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm060805_213
August Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm060805_227
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Tepals lanceolate, extremely recurved, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm060805_232
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm060805_235
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fruits angular capsules to 2" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm060805_331
August Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Flower color ranges from orange to red, liberally spotted with purple, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.