NameThatPlant.net: Lilium superbum

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Lilium from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-005:

Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae

COMMON NAME:
Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal, Superb Lily

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-32-005:
Lilium superbum FAMILY Liliaceae

838

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: cove forests and moist forests, moist ravines, blackwater stream swamps, Coastal Plain bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Whorls of 5-20

FLOWER:
Summer
Orange/Reddish
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals in two whorls of 3
6 long-exserted stamens
Superior ovary

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

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