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Western red lily
Lilium philadelphicum L. var. andinum (Nutt.) Ker.
Plant Description:
- An obvious, upright plant growing up to 60 cm tall
- Red or orange flowers with black spots; usually 1 to 5 flowers per plant
- Occurs in moist fields, ditches and open-woods
- DO NOT PICK! This is the Provincial flower of Saskatchewan. The plant will die if the stem is picked or cut
- Roots can be made into tea to treat stomach disorders, coughs, tuberculosis and fever
- All parts of the plant can be eaten
- Found at Stop 1 - on the Interpretive Nature Trail
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-Sourced from Budd's Flora of the Canadian Prairie Provinces, 1979 and
Plants of the Western Boreal Forest & Aspen Parkland, 1995.
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