Liliaceae

Turk's-cap lily

Lilium superbum L.

Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Lilium

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Turk's-cap lily: Turks Cap Lily the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in western North Carolina. — Photo: Original uploader was Arx Fortis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 头巾百合
English: Turk's-cap lily, Turk's cap lily
French: Lis superbe
German: Amerikanische Türkenbundlilie
Russian: Лилия великолепная

Synonyms

Lilium canadense subsp. superbum (L.) Baker
Lilium fortunofulgidum Roane & J.N.Henry
Lilium gazarubrum Roane & J.N.Henry
Lilium mary-henryae Roane & J.N.Henry
Lilium superbum f. plenum E.T.Browne
Lilium superbum var. uniflorum Hook.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Original uploader was Arx Fortis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, 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.