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Carolina lily
Lilium michauxii
About
Lilium michauxii, commonly known as the Carolina lily, is a wildflower native to the southeastern United States, thriving in dry, sandy soils of upland forests and ridges. It is the only fragrant lily species native east of the Rocky Mountains. Known for its vibrant orange to red flowers adorned with dark spots, the Carolina lily blooms from July to October, providing nectar for pollinators such as butterflies.
- Family
- Liliaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Lilium michauxii
- Slug
- lilium-michauxii
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Lilium
- Species
- michauxii
- Wikidata QID
- Q141789
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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