Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hemerocallis fulva
FAMILY
Hemerocallidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Learn more about Orange Daylily from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hemerocallis fulva
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Hemerocallis fulva
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-31-001:
Hemerocallis fulva FAMILY Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Orange Daylily, Tawny Daylily, Roadside Daylily
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hefu_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm250530_0678
May Greenville County SC
Flowers tawny-orange (or variants), not fragrant; inner tepal margins wavy, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
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JK Marlow jkm250530_0685
May Greenville County SC
Leaves in basal cluster, linear, to 3' tall (1" wide) and arching, smooth, per Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019).
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JK Marlow jkm190608_9071
June Greenville County SC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_20210608hayesville108
June Clay County NC
Clay County Native Botanical Garden
Commonly cultivated, frequently escaping, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hemerocallis fulva
FAMILY
Hemerocallidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hemerocallis fulva
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Hemerocallis fulva
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-31-001:
Hemerocallis fulva
FAMILY
Liliaceae
659
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Commonly cultivated, frequently escaping to forests, streambanks, suburban woodlands, lawns, waste places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Asia
Commonly cultivated, frequently escaping
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal (plant scapose)
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Orange
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007) p236
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p336
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p449
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p162
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p381
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p360
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p415
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p011
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