Liliaceae
Lilium

Lilium canadense L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 303 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Canada to E. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Talbot, H.F. [s.n.] K003610225 Yes
Butler, T. [s.n.] Canada K003610222 Yes
s.coll. [2931] K003610217 Yes
Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] K003610239 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] K003610232 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610278 Yes
van Houtte [s.n.] K003610246 Yes
Cleghorn, H.F.C. [s.n.] Canada K003610240 Yes
Rousseau, J.; Bonin, H. [32087] Canada K003610235 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610223 Yes
Schweinitz [s.n.] K003610237 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610224 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610242 Yes
[W D] [s.n.] Canada K003610221 Yes
s.coll. [29522] Canada K003610220 Yes
Drummond, T. [s.n.] United States K003610226 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] K003610229 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610228 Yes
Macoun, J. [54058] Canada K003610227 Yes
{Prof. Macoun} [1522] Canada K003610241 Yes
s.coll. [29522] Canada K003610230 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.] K003610238 Yes
Boott, F.M.B. [s.n.] United States K003610236 Yes
s.coll. [60] K003610218 Yes
K:SPC-34984.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610243 Yes
Greville [s.n.] Canada K003610231 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610233 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610234 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610245 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28340] Canada K003610219 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610247 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610244 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images