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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Liliaceae
Lilium lancifolium Thunb.
lance-leaf tiger lily, tiger lily
Lilium: derived from Greek lirion, "a lily"
lancifolium: lance-shaped leaves
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| Status: | Introduced - adventive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-6' tall forb; stems hairy, stout |
| Flower: | orange, 6-parted, 4" wide, petal-like tepals bending backward, purple dotted; inflorescence of several, stalked flowers in nodding cluster (raceme); blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | numerous, stalkless, all alternate, lance-like with pointed tips, clasping bases; with small black bulblets in upper axils |
| Habitat: | roadsides, yards |
| (Glossary) |
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