Liliaceae
Wood lily
Lilium philadelphicum
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Genus
- Lilium
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Wood lily, Western red lily
- French
- Lys des prairies, Lis de Philadelphie, Lys de Philadelphie
- Malayalam
- വുഡ് ലില്ലി, ഫിലാഡൽഫിയ ലില്ലി, പ്രേയറി ലില്ലി, വെസ്റ്റേൺ റെഡ് ലില്ലി
Synonyms
- Lilium andinum Nutt.
- Lilium lanceolatum T.J.Fitzp.
- Lilium masseyi Hyams
- Lilium montanum A.Nelson
- Lilium philadelphicum f. andinum (Ker Gawl.) Voss
- Lilium philadelphicum f. flaviflorum E.F.Williams
- Lilium philadelphicum f. immaculatum Raup
- Lilium philadelphicum f. lanceolatum (T.J.Fitzp.) Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum f. masseyi (Hyams) Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum f. montanum (A.Nelson) Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum f. philadelphicum
- Lilium philadelphicum f. pulchrum (Aldrich) Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum f. wausharaicum (Leichtlin ex Duch.) Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum subsp. typicum Wherry
- Lilium philadelphicum subsp. umbellatum (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Lilium philadelphicum var. andinum Ker Gawl.
- Lilium philadelphicum var. angustifolium Duch.
- Lilium philadelphicum var. montanum (A.Nelson) Cockerell
- Lilium philadelphicum var. philadelphicum
- Lilium philadelphicum var. pulchrum Aldrich
- Lilium philadelphicum var. wausharaicum Leichtlin ex Duch.
- Lilium umbellatum Pursh
- Lilium wansharicum Duch.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Joseph O'Brien, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.