Lilium canadense

Canada Lily

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Family: Liliaceae (Lily family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: June - July
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe: late July - September

Canada Lily's nodding flowers range in color from brick-red to yellow. Its tepals are reflexed from their middle and have purple or brown spots on the inside for at least half of their length. Its leaves are typically in wholes of 4–15 leaves along the stem.




3 July 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
17 June 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
(developing flower bud)
17 June 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
3 July 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
(top of bloom)
3 July 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
(note exerted stamens and stigma)
3 July 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
3 July 2023
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA
 




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