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| Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum L. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Liliaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Lilium | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | none | ||||||||
| Common Names: | wood lily eastern red wood lily wild wood lily |
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| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | east-central Saskatchewan – Manitoba – western Ontario – Quebec | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | east-central Saskatchewan; Sturgeon Landing – Bainbridge Hill | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Boreal Transition, Mid-Boreal Upland, Mid-Boreal Lowland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | mesic open woods and clearings | ||||||||
| Canada: | dry open woods, thickets, clearings, and grassy meadows | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Threatened |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G5T4T5 S1 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| Wood lily is threatened because of rarity in Saskatchewan. Its occurrence is regionally restricted and populations are almost always locally sparse. No immediate threats are known but are quite possible in the future. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | to 1.2 m | ||||||||
| Roots: | bulbs chunky, scaly | ||||||||
| Stem: | hairless | ||||||||
| Leaves: | 1 – 5 whorls or partial whorls, leaves 3 – 11 per whorl, narrowly elliptic, sometimes linear or spoon-shaped, hairless | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | umbrella-like cluster, 1 – 3-flowered, erect; flower stalks 2.5 – 10.5 cm long | ||||||||
| Flowers: | not fragrant; tepals 4 – 8 cm long, 1.6 – 3.2 cm wide, widely bell-shaped, somewhat recurved, tapering to a long claw at base, reddish-orange, occasionally pale orange, red or yellow; nectar guides above claws yellow to orange, maroon spotted; stamens strongly exserted, filaments same color as tepals, anthers dull maroon; pollen dark orange, brown, brownish-yellow or yellow; ovary 3-lobed | ||||||||
| Fruits: | capsules 2 – 6 cm long, 3 – 5 times longer than wide | ||||||||
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