PLANTS Profile for Lilium superbum (turk's-cap lily)

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PLANTS Profile

Lilium superbum L.
turk's-cap lily

Symbol:

LISU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Liliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 504. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Lilium superbum L.

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Synonyms:
Lilium superbum L.

	LICAS2	Lilium canadense L. ssp. superbum (L.) B. Boivin & Cody
	LICAS3	Lilium canadense L. ssp. superbum (L.) Baker, nom. illeg.
	LIGA3	Lilium gazarubrum Roane & Henry
	LIMA12	Lilium mary-henryae Roane & Henry

Distribution:
Lilium superbum L.


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Lilium superbum L.

View 108 genera in Liliaceae, 33 species in Lilium

Classification:
Lilium superbum L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae – Lily family
Genus	Lilium L. – lily
Species	Lilium superbum L. – turk's-cap lily

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lilium superbum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
Turk's-cap lily		Endangered
Kentucky:
Turk's cap lily		Threatened
New Hampshire:
Turk's-cap lily		Endangered
New York:
Turk's-cap lily		Exploitably Vulnerable

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Lilium superbum L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Lilium superbum L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42723.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Lilium superbum L.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

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