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Photographer: Robert R. Kowal
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Family Liliaceae
Lilium philadelphicum L.
orange-cup lily, wood lily
Lilium: derived from Greek lirion, "a lily"
philadelphicum: of Philadelphia
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb |
| Flower: | orange to red with purple dots, 6-parted, 2 1/2" wide, bases of spoon-shaped, petal-like, flaring tepals not touching near the center; inflorescence of 1-5 erect flowers in a cluster; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | elongated, 3-parted capsule |
| Leaf: | lance-like, on upper part of the stem in 4-7 whorls |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, meadows, prairies, forests; in sandy soil |
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