Liliaceae FAMILY

Lilium canadense

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lilium canadense is a herbaceous perennial bulbiferous plant producing a leafy stem that can be up to 180cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant iss harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern N. America - Ontario to Quebec and Nova Scotia, south to Georgia and Alabama

HabitatWet meadows, moist rich woods especially edges, streamsides and river alluvia, bogs, marshes, swamps, along wet roadsides and railroads; from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].