OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 26 taxa in the family Liliaceae, Lily family, as understood by Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Indian Cucumber-root

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Medeola virginiana   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Medeola virginiana   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Medeola virginiana 041-04-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, usually with acidic soils

Common in Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare in GA Coastal Plain) (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Bluebead-lily, Clinton's Lily, Yellow Clintonia, Yellow Bead Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clintonia borealis   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clintonia borealis   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clintonia borealis 041-05-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Spruce-fir forests, northern hardwood forests, less commonly in red oak forests, cool rocky seepages

Common in NC Mountains (historically in GA, but not recently seen)

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Speckled Wood-lily, White Clintonia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Clintonia umbellulata   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Clintonia umbellulata   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Clintonia umbellulata 041-05-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Red oak and other oak forests, mesic to dry ridges and slopes, less commonly in northern hardwood forests, generally at lower elevations than C. borealis, though the two species can co-occur

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellow Mandarin, Yellow Fairybells

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Prosartes lanuginosa   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prosartes lanuginosa   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Disporum lanuginosum 041-08-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Deciduous forests, especially coves

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Spotted Mandarin, Nodding Mandarin

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Prosartes maculata   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Prosartes maculata   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Disporum maculatum 041-08-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Nutrient-rich deciduous forests, especially cove forests

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Rosy Twisted-stalk, Eastern Rose Mandarin, Eastern Twisted-stalk

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Streptopus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Streptopus roseus 041-09-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests at high elevations, especially spruce-fir and northern hardwoods forests

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare in GA Mountains

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Clasping Twisted-stalk, White Mandarin, Pagoda-bells

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Streptopus amplexifolius 041-09-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests and seepages at high elevations

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet, Adder's Tongue, Yellow Trout-lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium americanum ssp. americanum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Erythronium americanum 041-26-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist bottomland or slope forests, especially over mafic or calcareous rocks

Rare in Carolinas

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon Common Name: Harper's Trout Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Erythronium americanum ssp. harperi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium americanum ssp. harperi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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Common Name: Beaked Trout Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Erythronium rostratum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium rostratum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist bottomland or slope forests

Native: south central US

 


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Common Name: Southern Appalachian Trout Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. monostolum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. monostolum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Erythronium americanum 041-26-001?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: High elevation coves, slopes, and grassy balds, moist forests

Uncommon (endemic to the high Mountains of NC & TN; it approaches the VA border)

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Dimpled Trout Lily, Dogtooth Violet

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Erythronium americanum 041-26-001?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Moist bottomland or slope forests, or in rather dry upland habitats

Common in Mountains & Piedmont, uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: White Trout Lily, Blonde Lilian, White Fawnlily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Erythronium albidum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erythronium albidum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Rich, mesic forests, over calcareous substrates or in very nutrient-rich alluvial soils

Rare

Native north and west of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Eastern Wood Lily, Appalachian Wood Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium philadelphicum 041-32-001   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Grassy balds, moist to wet meadows (especially in thin soils over rock), open woodlands, limestone barrens

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Pine Lily, Catesby's Lily, Leopard Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lilium catesbyi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium catesbaei   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium catesbaei var. catesbaei 041-32-002   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, sandhill seeps

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Gray's Lily, Roan Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lilium grayi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium grayi   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium grayi 041-32-003   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs, seepages, grassy balds, moist forests, and wet meadows, at medium to high elevations

Rare

Native to North Carolina

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Canada Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lilium canadense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Lilium canadense ssp. canadense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium canadense 041-32-004   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Wet meadows, clearings, coves, seepages

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Turk's-cap Lily, Lily-royal, Superb Lily

Weakley's Flora: (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): Lilium superbum 041-32-005   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests and moist forests, moist ravines, blackwater stream swamps, Coastal Plain bogs

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Michigan Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium michiganense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium michiganense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Wet prairies and calcareous hardwood flatwoods

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Carolina Lily, Michaux’s Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium michauxii   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium michauxii   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium michauxii 041-32-006   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Dry upland forests, ridges, slopes, and ridges

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Sandhills Lily, Sandhills Bog Lily, Fire Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium pyrophilum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) PLANTS National Database: Lilium iridollae   FAMILY: Liliaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED TO THESE PLANTS) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilium michauxii 041-32-006?   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Peaty seepage bogs in the fall-line Sandhills

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Formosa Lily, Taiwanese Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Lilium formosanum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium formosanum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides

Rare

Non-native: east Asia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Tiger Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium lancifolium   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium lancifolium   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, old homesites, disturbed areas, trash heaps

Waif(s)

Non-native: Asia

 


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Common Name: Easter Lily, November Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium longiflorum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium longiflorum   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Fields and other disturbed areas, persistent and rarely spreading from cultivation

Rare

Non-native: east Asia (s. Japan & Ryukyu Islands)

 


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Common Name: Philippine Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilium philippinense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilium philippinense   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): 041-32-XX   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, escaped from cultivation

Rare

Non-native: Philippines

 


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camera icon Common Name: Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Hairy Toad Lily

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY: Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY: Liliaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent or weakly spread from horticultural use

Non-native: Asia

 


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"Identification keys are a tool, but not an infallible one, and it is therefore critical to confirm your identifications. It is easy to make the dangerous assumption that 'it keys to it, so it must be it'." — Alan S. Weakley in Flora of the Southeastern US (2023)