Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Spreading Bellwort, Straw Lily, Wild Oats, Merrybells, Sessile Bellwort Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: Typically pale yellow in color For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Category Archives: Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Common Daylily, Ditch Lily, Tawny Daylily, Tiger Daylily Base Flower Color: OrangeReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulEcological Threat: Daylilies established in natural areas pose a threat to native plants in field, meadows, floodplains, moist woods and forest edges. Once established, daylilies multiply and spreads to form dense patches that displace native plants.Continue reading “Orange Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.)”
Wood Lily (Lilium philadelphicum L. var. philadelphicum)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s):Wood Lily, Prairie Lily, Western Red Lily Base Flower Color: OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.
White Colicroot (Aletris farinosa L.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): White Colicroot, Colic Root, Unicorn Root Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May , Jun , Jul , AugBloom Notes: Until the 19th century the roots were collected and used medicinally to treat colic. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides Spreng.)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Turkeybeard, Turkeybeard, Beargrass, Bear Grass, Mountain Asphodel Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Tennessee Featherbells (Stenanthium tennesseense Sorrie & Weakley)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here and Here. Because this plant is newly identified, there is not a lot of information about it unless you really search. However it was once thought to be Death Camas (Zigadenus leimamthoides). All parts of this plantContinue reading “Tennessee Featherbells (Stenanthium tennesseense Sorrie & Weakley)”
Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum (L.) A. Gray)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Devil’s Bit, Devil’s-bit, Fairy-wand, Blazing Star, Fairywand Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, MayBloom Notes: It has separate male and female plants with the male flowers being larger and the spike often curved downward from the tip. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum Willd.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Painted Trillium, Painted Wakerobin Base Flower Color: White Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum Raf.)
Trilliaceae (Trillium Family) Synonym(s): Sweet Betsy, Little Sweet Betsy Base Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown (incl. Maroon), BronzeReproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Yellow Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. ssp. americanum)
Liliaceae (Lily Family) Synonym(s): Yellow Trout-lily, American Trout-lily, Eastern Trout-lily, Yellow Dogtooth Violet, Adder’s Tongue Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.