Lilium michauxii
| Lilium michauxii | |
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| In the Uwharrie National Forest | |
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| L. michauxii Poir. [as syn. L. carolinianum Michx.] (left)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Genus: | Lilium |
| Species: | L. michauxii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lilium michauxii | |
| Synonyms[5] | |
Lilium michauxii, commonly known as the Carolina lily,[6] can be found in the southeastern United States from southern Virginia in the north to the Florida Panhandle in the south to eastern Texas in the west.[7] Blooming is most common in July and August but can occur as late as October. It was named for the French botanist André Michaux, who traveled and did extensive research throughout the Southeast.[8]
The common name "Carolina lily" reflects an older taxonomy that used the name Lilium carolinianum for both L. michauxii and L. catesbaei.[6][9] Another common name, Turk's cap lily, has been listed for L. michauxii,[6] although L. superbum (which is very similar in appearance to L. michauxii) shares this common name.[6]
The Carolina lily can grow to 3½ feet tall with flowers 3–4 inches across. It is the only fragrant lily east of the Rocky Mountains. Its petals bend backward and are spotted. Colors range from yellow through orange to red for background petal color and from red through purple to brown for the spots.[10] (Note photo below)
The Carolina lily is the official state wildflower of North Carolina.
References
- ↑ Elwes, Henry John (1880). "Lilium carolianum (syn.)". A Monograph of the Genus Lilium. Illustrated by Fitch, W H. London: Taylor and Francis. OCLC 70796504. Archived from the original on August 14, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ NatureServe (November 5, 1985). "Lilium michauxii". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Lilium michauxii Poir.". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. September 3, 1814. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ↑ Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste; Poiret, Jean Louis Marie (1813). "13. Lis de Michaux. Lilium michauxii". Encyclopédie Méthodique (in French). Vol. Supplément Tome III. Paris, France: H Agasse. p. 457. Archived from the original on January 4, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2024. Alt URL
- ↑ "Lilium michauxii Poir.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium (1976). Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monnet de 1814. Encyclopédie Méthodique. Botanique Supplément 3(2): 457 in Latin.
- ↑ Bailey, L.H. 1929. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture : A discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists. The MacMillan Company, New York.
- ↑ Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 195 Carolina lily Lilium michauxii Poiret in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl., Suppl. 3: 457. 1814.
