Lilium catesbaei

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Common name: pine lily [1], Catesby's lily [2], leopard lily [2]

Lilium catesbaei
Lilium catesbaei BM.JPG
Photo by John B
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Lilium
Species: L. catesbaei
Binomial name
Lilium catesbaei
Walter
LILI CATE DIST.JPG
Natural range of Lilium catesbaei from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none

Varieties: none

Description

L. catesbaei is a perennial forb/herb of the Liliaceae family native to North America. [1]

Distribution

L. catesbaei is found along the southeastern coast of the United States from Louisiana to Virginia. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

L. catesbaei proliferate in pine savannas and sandhill seeps. [2]

Phenology

L. catesbaei flowers June-October. [3]

Fire ecology

L. catesbaei flowers more conspicuously following fire. [4]

Conservation and Management

L. catesbaei is listed as threatened by the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry. [1]

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LICA4
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  3. PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/24/18
  4. Abrahamson, W. G. (1984). "Species Responses to Fire on the Florida Lake Wales Ridge." American Journal of Botany 71(1): 35-43.