Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Hemerocallis fulva
Orange day lily
Taxonomy

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Other taxonomic & nomenclature sources: USDA Plants;  ITIS;  The Plant List;  IPNI

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Species Distribution
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County Map Legend
Absent:
Not known from county
Medium confidence:
Medium or unknown confidence;
often old records or unverifiable observations
Medium-high confidence:
Often observations by expert botanists
High confidence:
Often vouchered herbarium records
Planted / introduced:
Native species introduced outside historic range,
or only in planted locations within county (e.g., restorations)
Historic / extirpated:
Only historic records for the species; likely extirpated
(Note that this category is not yet functional)

North American distribution maps for this species: FLNA;  USDA Plants;  BONAP;  BISON

Collections, Observations & Flowering by Month [?]

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Species Status

Status/Listing: No Information

Notes:

Origin: Asia

Species Description

General: Monocot, perennial

Roots: adventitious, tubers

Shoots: basal leaf arrangment; simple leaf type; entire leaf margin; Parallel leaf venation; oblong leaf shape

Inflorescence: other

Flowers: perfect; 3 merous; complete, regular; orange; hypogynous ovary position

Fruit: capsule

Physiology: autotrophic

Reproduction: vegetative

Ecology & Natural History

Habitat: Species is commonly cultivated, often escaped and well established on moist wooded banks; alluvial thickets, fields, roadsides, railroads, wastes.

ILPIN Notes: Species has long been in cultivation and freely escaped. Species is native of eastern Asia; it is probably in every county. Species is not known to produce seeds naturally in North America. Plants usually exist in large clumps. Fully grown flower has buds or open flower; may be browned in oil or butter in a batter of eggs, flour and milk; flowers soaked in water may be added to soups, meats, noodles; has tuberous roots, which may be boiled in salty water.

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