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Turk's Cap Lilly
Lilium superbum
35.7596, -79.0193
Field Notes
Description:
"The tall flowering stem bears several somewhat drooping, orange flowers, spotted reddish brown, with strongly recurved petals and petal like sepals; a green streak at the base of each flower segment forms a green star."
This one is embedded in a bower of Wild Hydrangeas (the white flower clusters in the background).
Habitat:
Wet meadows, swamps, and woods
Notes:
Taken on Wayah Bald Mountain, Western North Carolina, USA
"The largest and most spectacular of the native Lillies, up to 40 flowers recorded on a single plant. Native Americans used the bulbs for soups."
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