Lilium canadense

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyLiliaceae
Family (Traditional)Liliaceae
GenusLilium
Species:Lilium canadense L.
Common NameCanada Lily
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: UCR; 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: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; 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 6
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); TN[S3] KY[S4?] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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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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

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Carter (KY), Clinton (KY), Edmonson (KY), Fayette (KY), Garrard (KY), Harlan (KY), Jackson (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Morgan (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Claiborne (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Scott (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1961 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100105178 Harlan Kentucky 19 Aug 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8766
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100854957 Menifee Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 J. Fitzpatrick-Cooper
91
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105186 Harlan Kentucky 18 Jul 2005 Amy V. McIntosh
1188
EKY
Lilium canadense
BEREA005000 Rockcastle Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005871 Letcher Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066566 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066581 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066563 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066568 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066560 Claiborne Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066576 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066577 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066572 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
UCHT005809 Tennessee Margaret S. Colby
UCHT
Lilium canadense
APSC0100378 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0035485 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lilium canadense
31234100854965 Menifee Kentucky 15 Jul 1989 Joyce Norton
147
EKY
Lilium canadense
N/A Menifee Kentucky 16 Sep 1989 Ross C. Clark
22266
EKY
Lilium canadense
BEREA004994 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066564 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066584 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066557 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066561 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0035482 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0073706 Lewis Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0094636 Whitley Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
UOS07324 Franklin Tennessee Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Lilium canadense
MEM006556 Shelby Tennessee Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
MEM
Lilium canadense
31234100105251 Menifee Kentucky 10 Jul 1989 Carol Hanley
39
EKY
Lilium canadense
BEREA004997 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
BEREA004998 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005865 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005866 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005868 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066575 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066582 Sullivan Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066585 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066645 Metcalfe Kentucky
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0035489 Montgomery Tennessee 15 Jul 1971 Edward Chester
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0094638 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0093859 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
HTTU033341 Hickman Tennessee
HTTU
Lilium canadense
BEREA004996 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
BEREA004995 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
31973000015925 Lewis Kentucky
KNK
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066569 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066578 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066565 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
UCHT005810 Knox Tennessee HH Kuhlman
UCHT
Lilium canadense
APSC0035484 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0094637 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
31234100105244 McCreary Kentucky 22 Jun 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6782
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105285 Bledsoe Tennessee Ronald L. Jones
EKY
Lilium canadense
N/A Menifee Kentucky 16 Sep 1989 R.C. Clark
22266
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105194 Jackson Kentucky 01 Jul 1992 Joe Abner
92-5
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105152 Fayette Kentucky 01 Jan 1997 Danny Husband
163
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100726635 Garrard Kentucky 11 Jul 2012 W. W. Overbeck
1659
EKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066646 Whitley Kentucky
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066555 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066647 Whitley Kentucky
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066556 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0035480 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lilium canadense
UOS07325 Franklin Tennessee Mary P. Priestley
UOS
Lilium canadense
APSC0035486 Montgomery Tennessee 10 Jul 1979 Edward Chester
APSC
Lilium canadense
31234100105228 Laurel Kentucky 19 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3199
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100733565 Letcher Kentucky 03 Jul 1986 M. Evans
EKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066574 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066567 Johnson Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066579 Putnam Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066583 Union Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066558 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066571 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0094639 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0070299 Menifee Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0044717 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
31234100105202 Laurel Kentucky 23 Aug 1991 Ronald L. Jones
6903
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105269 Metcalfe Kentucky 15 Jul 1961 Elizabeth M. Browne
4539
EKY
Lilium canadense
BEREA004999 Pulaski Kentucky
BEREA
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005869 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005867 Claiborne Tennessee
MDKY
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005864 Carter Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
MDKY00005870 Lewis Kentucky
MDKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066573 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0109283 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0078921 Wolfe Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0035488 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lilium canadense
31234100105277 Rowan Kentucky 11 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
2875
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105210 Laurel Kentucky 28 Jun 1993 Steve Walker
643
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100779501 Menifee Kentucky 17 Jul 2017 Thomas McFadden
583
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105160 Harlan Kentucky 27 Sep 1998 Ronald L. Jones
8982
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100105236 Letcher Kentucky 10 Jul 1979 Richard H. Hannan
3017
EKY
Lilium canadense
31234100460854 Clinton Kentucky G. Sievert
EKY
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066562 Cumberland Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066580 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
TENN-V-0066559 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Lilium canadense
APSC0076448 Pulaski Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0078549 Morgan Kentucky
APSC
Lilium canadense
APSC0035481 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Lilium canadense
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