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Lloydia serotina (Alplily)
Vick, Albert F. W.

Lloydia serotina (L.) Reichenb.

Alplily, Common alplily

Liliaceae (Lily Family)

USDA Symbol: LLSE

USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

A small Lily with usually only 1 broadly funnel-shaped, whitish flower that blooms at top of a stem about as tall as the very narrow basal leaves.

Of the 10 or 12 species in the genus, this is the only native one; the rest are Eurasian.

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
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Bloom Information

Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AK , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Native Distribution: Alaska; south to northwestern Oregon, northern Nevada, northern Utah, and along the Rocky Mountains to northern New Mexico.
Native Habitat: Gravelly ridges and in rock crevices high in the mountains.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N)

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Lloydia serotina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lloydia serotina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lloydia serotina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2007-01-01
Research By: TWC Staff

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