Liliaceae
Lilium

Lilium superbum L.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 434 (1762)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, 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?
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610054 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003610050 Yes
[Whiladia] [s.n.] K003610053 Yes
[R. H. Brone] [s.n.] United States K003610051 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610037 Yes
K:SPC-34634.000 No
Ball, J. [s.n.] United States K003610045 Yes
Bush, B.F. [9811] United States K003610040 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003610041 Yes
Bebb, M.S. [2932] United States K003610046 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K003610052 Yes
Macoun [1524] Canada K003610036 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610039 Yes
Bateman, J. [s.n.] K003610035 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] K003610047 Yes
Langley Kitching [s.n.] United States K003610043 Yes
W.D. [s.n.] United States K003610034 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003610038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003610048 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003610042 Yes
Herb. Forsyth [s.n.] K003610044 Yes
K:SPC-33944.000 No

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