Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don is a plant in the Liliaceae family, order Liliales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don (Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don)
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Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don

Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don

Prosartes lanuginosa (yellow mandarin/yellow fairybells) is a North American lily-family plant native mainly to the Appalachian region.

Family
Genus
Prosartes
Order
Liliales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Prosartes lanuginosa (Michx.) D.Don

Prosartes lanuginosa, also commonly called yellow mandarin or yellow fairybells, is a North American plant species belonging to the lily family. It is native to the Great Smoky Mountains, and can also be found across much of the Appalachian region, ranging from New York to Alabama. There are also isolated populations of this species that grow outside the Appalachian region, including in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas and in southwestern Ontario.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Liliales Liliaceae Prosartes

More from Liliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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