Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium grayi
FAMILY
Liliaceae
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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
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi
COMMON NAME:
Gray's Lily, Roan Lily
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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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 (4/24/22):
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
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Lilium grayi