Catesby's Lily

by Paul Rebmann

Title

Catesby's Lily

Artist

Paul Rebmann

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

A low side view of a Cateby's Lily flower. This wildflower is also called Pine Lily and Southern Red Lily.

This image has been featured in the following groups:
500 Views -1 Image a Day (03/11/2021),
Beauty Peace and Simplicity Outdoors (11/14/2015),
Fine Art Wildflower Photography,
Go Take A Hike Photography Group (12/12/2023),
Thoughts of Flowers
& Wild Flowers (11/01/2015)

This distinctive lily is frequently found in moist flatwoods and savannas throughout much the southeastern coastal plain from Louisiana into Virginia.
The stalk of this erect herb grows to 60 cm (2 ft.) tall or more with alternate leaves. The leaves are sessile, lanceolate and reduced in size towards the top of the plant. The three petals are slightly wider than the sepals. Otherwise the six spreading tepals are similar in appearance, reddish orange with yellow bases containing purplish brown dots.
Lilium catesbaei is named after 18th century English naturalist Mark Catesby who explored the southeastern United States and Bahamas in the 1720's. Catesby published Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, a two volume collection of his paintings of the flora & fauna he found.
(Species description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

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November 1st, 2015

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