Plant Details
Lilium superbum
Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal
Scientific Name: |
Lilium superbum |
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Common Name: |
Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal |
Plant Family |
Liliaceae (Lily Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
orange |
Size in Feet: |
9 |
Light: |
sun - part sun |
Soil Moisture: |
mesic - sub hygric(*) |
Bloom Time: |
July - August |
Bloom Area: |
State-wide, common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont and Coast |
Habitat Description: |
Cove forests and moist forests, moist ravines, blackwater stream swamps, Coastal plain bogs (Weakley 2015). Common in NC Mountains, rare in Piedmont and Coastal Plain. |
State Rank: |
No NC Rank Listed (*) |
Global Rank: |
No Global Rank listed (*) |
State Status: |
No NC Status Listed (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
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Buds and Blooms
Mount Pisgah, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2004 |
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Closeup of Blooms
Mount Pisgah, Blue Ridge Parkway, July 2004 |
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Seed Pods
Martha Baskin |
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Seed Pod Martha Baskin
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Bulbs
Martha Baskin |
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Links: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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