Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi
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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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, averaging 4-6× long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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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 (Carman, 2005).
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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 (Carman, 2005).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lilium grayi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-003:
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi
835
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, seepages, grassy balds, moist forests, and wet meadows, at medium to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 5-11
FLOWER:
Summer
Red
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3, perianth campanulate
6 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p113
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p447
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p164
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p035
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p361
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p416
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p396
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p010
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