NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Lilium pyrophilum
Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily
Scientific Name: |
Lilium pyrophilum |
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Genus: |
Lilium |
Species Epithet: |
pyrophilum |
Common Name: |
Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
1-3 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Red, Orange, Yellow |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Wet |
Bloom Time: |
July, August |
Growing Area: |
Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Peaty seepage bogs in the Sandhills and peaty swamp margins in the upper Coastal Plain (Weakley 2015). Rare in NC Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Whorled |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Has some wildlife value |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G2 - Imperiled (*Key) |
State Status: |
E: Endangered, Exploited (*Key) |
Federal Status: |
FSC - Federal Special Concern (*Key) |
Notes: |
This species was officially described in 2002 and is a handsome lily with deep-orange strongly-reflexed "tepals". |
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Lilium pyrophilum, NC Sandhills Gamelands, Hoffman, NC
© Will Stuart |
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