Characteristics
Lilium canadense L.
Canada lily
Alluvial thickets, floodplain forests, and wet thickets. Usually flowering best in non-shaded sites. Often in peaty or wet springy soils. Perhaps in more acidic soils than ssp. editorum. More work is needed to asses the habitat differences of the two ssp.
Forb/herb
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FAC (NWPL EMP) FAC (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank) G5T4? (Global Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Liliales
Lilium canadense L. - Canada lily
Citation
Lilium canadense L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Gregory J. Edinger. Photo taken: Pike (PA), NY: 13 July 2006 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 19 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 19 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 19 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 19 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Albany, NY: 19 July 2007 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Chenango, NY: 30 June 2004 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Chenango, NY: 30 June 2004 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Chenango, NY: 30 June 2004 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Sullivan, NY: 20 June 2006 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Sullivan, NY: 20 June 2006 -
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Photo By: Timothy Howard. Photo taken: Sullivan, NY: 20 June 2006 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 21 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 29 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 29 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 29 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 29 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 30 June 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 05 July 2021 -
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Photo by: Brandon A. Cohen. Photo taken: Ulster County, NY: 05 July 2021 -
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 27 Jun 2011 - 6
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 8 Jul 2010 - 6
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 4 Jul 2012 - 6
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