Wood lily
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. March 2011.
Scientific name: Lilium philadelphicum L.
Common name(s): wood lily
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile, Go Botany
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- in flower, mid-July
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- whorled leaves
Description:
-perennial
-generally flowers in July in ME
-whorled leaves
Habitat:
-anthropogenic disturbed areas
-grasslands
-barrens
-woodlands
Conservation:
-declining with decrease in prairie habitat
Source(s):
Heinrich, B. 1976. Flowering phenologies: Bog, woodland, and disturbed habitats. Ecology. 57(5):890-899.
Go Botany. “Lilium Philadelphicum L.” Lilium Philadelphicum (Wood Lily): Go Botany, 2020, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lilium/philadelphicum/.