Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium formosanum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium formosanum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium formosanum
COMMON NAME:
Formosa Lily, Taiwanese Lily
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium formosanum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium formosanum
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium formosanum
4538
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate? "scattered"
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White
(tepals tinged purple-red abaxially)
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth funnelform
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule
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