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Lilium philadelphicum (IXa/b)
fire lily
Other common names
flame lilymouse-root lily
see moreorange-cup lily
whorled-leaved American lily
wild orange-red lily
wood lily
Synonyms
Botanical details
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Lilium
- Genus description
Lilium are bulbous perennials with erect stems bearing whorled or spirally arranged leaves and terminal racemes or umbels of bowl-shaped, trumpet-shaped, funnel-shaped or turks cap shaped flowers, often fragrant, and white, yellow, orange or red
- Name status
Correct
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