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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Liliales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY Liliaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Tricyrtis hirta

 

COMMON NAME:
Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Hairy Toad Lily


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image of Tricyrtis hirta, Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Hairy Toad Lily

JK Marlow    jkm220926_0007

September    Spartanburg County    SC

The species name, "hirta," means hairy which accounts for its common name, Hairy Toad Lily, per NC State University Extension Gardener.

image of Tricyrtis hirta, Toad Lily, Japanese Toad Lily, Hairy Toad Lily

JK Marlow    jkm220926_0007b

September    Spartanburg County    SC

"Tri" means 3; "kyrtos" means humped, referring to the nectaries which are swollen and sac-like, per NC State University Extension Gardener.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Tricyrtis hirta   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Tricyrtis hirta

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

4643

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Disturbed areas, persistent or weakly spread from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Asia

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LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Not rhizomatous

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Whitish with deep purplish spots
6 tepals
Superior ovary

Flowers in axillary clusters

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall?
Capsule

 

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