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Lilium catesbaei

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Southern Red Lily

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.129779
Element CodePMLIL1A040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusLilium
Synonyms
Lilium catesbyiWalter
Other Common Names
pine lily (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Correct spelling of epithet is 'catesbyi' per Weakley and Poindexter in Weakley et al. (2020), however, as of February 2024, IPNI and Tropicos still use 'catesbaei.' FNA (vol. 26, 2002) does not recognize distinct subspecies in Lilium catesbaei.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-10-17
Change Date1988-10-17
Edition Date1995-02-02
Edition AuthorsM.E. Stover, TNC-HO
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Range Extent Comments
Coastal plain from southeast Virginia to Florida, west to Louisiana.
Ecology & Habitat

Diagnostic Characteristics

Distinguished from other southeastern lilies by alternate rather than whorled leaves and upward-facing flower with clawed tepals.

Habitat

Pine savannas, flatwoods, bogs. (Godfrey & Wooten 1979, Radford et al. 1968)

Ecology

Flowers more conspicuously following fire (Abrahamson 1984).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest/WoodlandForest - ConiferSavanna
Palustrine Habitats
FORESTED WETLANDBog/fen
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS1Yes
LouisianaS1Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
FloridaS4Yes
North CarolinaS3Yes
AlabamaS3Yes
South CarolinaS3Yes
MississippiS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, SUMMER-FLOWERING, FALL-FLOWERING
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (7)
Florida (3)
AreaForestAcres
Gum BayApalachicola National Forest11,645
Long BayApalachicola National Forest5,726
SavannahApalachicola National Forest1,927
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Catfish Lake NorthCroatan National Forest11,299
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Sheep Ridge AdditionCroatan National Forest5,808
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hellhole ExtFrancis Marion National Forest891
References (12)
  1. Abrahamson, W.G. 1984b. Species response to fire on the Florida Lake Wales Ridge. American J. Botany 71(1): 35-43.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  3. Godfrey, R.K., and J.W. Wooten. 1979. Aquatic and wetland plants of southeastern United States: Monocotyledons. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 712 pp.
  4. International Plant Names Index (IPNI). 2024. Online. Available: http://www.ipni.org. (Accessed 2024).
  5. Kartesz, J. T. 1987. Unpublished plant characterization database information on vascular plant species of the U.S., Canada, and Greenland.
  6. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  7. Missouri Botanical Garden. 2024. Tropicos Internet Database. Online. Available: http://www.tropicos.org (accessed in 2024).
  8. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell. 1968. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas. Univ. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, NC. 1183 pp.
  9. Robbins, L., and D. Hardin. 1987. Element stewardship abstract for <i>Lilium catesbaei</i>. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, Florida.
  10. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.
  11. Weakley, A.S., D.B. Poindexter, H.C. Medford, B.A. Sorrie, C.A. Mccormick, E.L. Bridges, S. Orzell, K. Bradley, H.E. Ballard, R.N. Burwell, S.L. Lockhart, A.R. Franck. 2020. Studies in the vascular flora of the southeastern United States. VI. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 14(2): 199-239.
  12. Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.