Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Hemerocallis L.
DAYLILY

Classification

ASPARAGALES
Hemerocallis

Citation

HEMEROCALLIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 324. 1753.
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TYPE: Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 1: 496. 1913.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Hemerocallis fulva ORANGE DAYLILY Not Native UPL (NWPL)
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus YELLOW DAYLILY Not Native

Identification Key

1.  Tepals variously pink, pale pinkish white, purple, red
1.  Tepals generally yellow to orange
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2.  Flowers not fragrant; tepals orange, pale orange, to pinkish or reddish orange, reticulate-veined; inner tepal margins wavy
2.  Flowers fragrant; tepals lemon yellow, parallel-veined; inner tepal margins smooth

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Cameraria Cameraria Boehmer, in Ludwig, Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3. 56. 1760, non Linnaeus 1753. TYPE: Cameraria lilio-asphodelus (Linnaeus) Boehmer (Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus Linnaeus) = Hemerocallis Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification.
Lilioasphodelus Lilioasphodelus Fabricius, Enum. 4. 1759. TYPE: = Hemerocallis Linnaeus 1753.