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in P. J. Redouté, Liliac. 3(21): plate 121. 1805.
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Plants 0.6–1 m. Rhizomes just below ground level, horizontal, flesh usually orange. Stems usually 3–5-branched. Leaves 8–14 per stem; blade narrowly lanceolate, 1/2 to ± equaling stem, 10–20 mm wide, glaucous. Rhipidia usually 3–6-flowered; spathes ± equal, 10–20 mm. Tepals ascending proximally, ± spreading distally, light orange to reddish (rarely yellow), with large, irregularly scattered spots of darker pigment, lanceolate, 16–35 mm; filaments (6–)10–12 mm; anthers 6–8 mm; ovary narrowly ovoid-3-angled, (4–)6–8 mm; style 3-angled proximally, thickened in distal 1/2, dividing opposite anther apices, branches ca. 2 mm. Capsules ovoid, 18–26 mm, apex truncate. Seeds persisting on placentas after capsule dehiscence, black, ca. 4 mm diam., shiny.
Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug.
Habitat: Grassland, pastures, woodland clearings, disturbed limestone glades, rocky outcrops
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mich., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Va., W.Va., w Asia.
Discussion
Selected References
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