Lilium michauxii

Poir.

Carolina Lily

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 44 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). Photo by Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0
Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). Photo by Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Laura Clark, CC BY 4.0
Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). Photo by Bonnie Vermeulen, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Bonnie Vermeulen, CC BY-NC 4.0
Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). Photo by Joan Knapp, CC BY-ND 4.0, via iNaturalist.
Joan Knapp, CC BY-ND 4.0
Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii). Photo by plantmandrew, CC BY-NC 4.0, via iNaturalist.
plantmandrew, CC BY-NC 4.0
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137872
Element CodePMLIL1A0E0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderLiliales
FamilyLiliaceae
GenusLilium
Other Common Names
Carolina 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.
Conservation Status
Review Date1985-05-11
Change Date1985-05-11
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
TexasSNRYes
North CarolinaS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
South CarolinaS3Yes
VirginiaS4Yes
LouisianaS3Yes
West VirginiaS1Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaS2Yes
GeorgiaS3Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (44)
Alabama (3)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Cheaha ATalladega National Forest236
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Georgia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Boggs CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,073
Cedar MountainChattahoochee National Forest1,083
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
North Carolina (19)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainPisgah National Forest11,085
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Little Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest640
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Slide HollowPisgah National Forest193
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock 1Sumter National Forest301
Tennessee (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Slide HollowCherokee National Forest4,057
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Garden MountainJefferson National Forest3,960
Hunting Camp Little Wolf CreekJefferson National Forest8,953
Lewis Fork AdditionJefferson National Forest749
Little Wilson Creek Addition BJefferson National Forest1,725
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.