How to identify Orange Day-Lily
Identify Orange Day-Lily by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fragrant yellow daylily.
- Confirm leaf shape: Strap-like/grass-like.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm it sits within the Liliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Orange Day-Lily.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
- Genus
- Hemerocallis
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Strap-like/grass-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orange Day-Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Orange Day-Lily itself; the rest are typical of the Liliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Orange Day-Lily
Orange day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus) belongs to the Liliaceae family.
Liliaceae
Lily Family
Orange Day-Lily belongs to the Liliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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