Lilium superbum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Liliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Lilium
Species:	Lilium superbum L.
Common Name	Turks Cap Lily
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: whorled; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: sword-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: Orange; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	10
Status	Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S1S2] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Lilium canadense subsp. superum	Lilium canadense subsp. superum (L.) Baker

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Calloway (KY), Harlan (KY), Hickman (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Chester (TN), Cocke (TN), Davidson (TN), Greene (TN), Johnson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Sevier (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1974 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	14 Jul 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lilium superbum
ETSU006619	Unicoi	Tennessee	30 Jul 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lilium superbum
MDKY00005878	Harlan	Kentucky			MDKY Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066638	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066636	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
ETSU030838	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum
ETSU033543	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum
MEM012588	Harlan	Kentucky		Frank T. McFarland	MEM Lilium superbum
MEM014870	Hickman	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Lilium superbum
31234100105434	Harlan	Kentucky		B. D. Fields	EKY Lilium superbum
31234100105301	McCreary	Kentucky		Gary W. Libby	EKY Lilium superbum
31234100105467	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066639	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
APSC0052080	Harlan	Kentucky	23 Aug 1996	Ron Jones	APSC Lilium superbum
APSC0100148	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Lilium superbum
HTTU020666	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Lilium superbum
MEM014873	McCracken	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Lilium superbum
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	16 Jul 2012	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066637	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
UCHT005823	Union	Tennessee	02 Aug 2014	Zach Irick	UCHT Lilium superbum
APSC0035496	Sevier	Tennessee			APSC Lilium superbum
HTTU021704		Tennessee			HTTU Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066642	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066643	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
N/A	Carter	Tennessee	28 Jul 1974	Roz Gorzeman 220A	APSC Lilium superbum
APSC0040067	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Lilium superbum
31234100105459	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Lilium superbum
MDKY00005877	Harlan	Kentucky			MDKY Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066641	Sullivan	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066635	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
APSC0093234	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Lilium superbum
APSC0035500	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Lilium superbum
HTTU020664	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Lilium superbum
UCHT038040	Unicoi	Tennessee			UCHT Lilium superbum
ETSU030815	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum
ETSU033545	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum
31973000026685	Harlan	Kentucky			KNK Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066630	Carroll	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066633	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
APSC0094662	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Lilium superbum
ETSU033542	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum
MEM014827	Calloway	Kentucky		Raymond Athey	MEM Lilium superbum
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	25 Jun 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066632	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066634	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
UCHT005822	Polk	Tennessee	19 Jun 2012	Dwayne Estes 246	UCHT Lilium superbum
APSC0035498	Cocke	Tennessee			APSC Lilium superbum
APSC0040068	Polk	Tennessee			APSC Lilium superbum
HTTU020665	Davidson	Tennessee			HTTU Lilium superbum
UTM00187	Chester	Tennessee			UTM Lilium superbum
31234100105475	Harlan	Kentucky		Frank T. McFarland	EKY Lilium superbum
31234100460979	Harlan	Kentucky		Judith E. Rozeman	EKY Lilium superbum
31234100105426	Sevier	Tennessee	08 Aug 1974	Roz Gorzeman 228-F	EKY Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066640	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
TENN-V-0066631	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Lilium superbum
APSC0093233	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Lilium superbum
N/A	Cocke	Tennessee	19 Jul 1974	Roz Gorzeman 216C	APSC Lilium superbum
ETSU030837	Cocke	Tennessee			ETSU Lilium superbum

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