Lilium superbum - (image 1 of 3)
Taxonomy
Family: Liliaceae
Habitat
Wet meadows and thickets, often of river flood plains.
Associates
Distribution
MA and southeast NH west to MO, south to GA and MS.
Morphology
Erect, herbaceous perennial to 2.5 m. Main leaves whorled, lanceolate, smooth or somewhat rounded-papillose along the margins. Stems glabrous. Flowers orange-red with darker spots, nodding; perianth segments strongly recurved, almost to the floral tube; petals and sepals 3, similar; stamens 6, spreading; anthers mostly 1.5-2.5 cm. Fruit a capsule.
Notes
Flowers July to August.
Wetland indicator: FACW
Similar to Michigan Lily (L. michiganense) but with smoother leaf margins, longer anthers, and a more eastern distribution.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY.
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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