This lily is on the threatened and endangered list in Florida. There were only three in the area where I was photographing, the other two were at their last stages of growth.
Pine Lily | September 2019 | Alice Mary Herden
These lilies need just the right area and conditions for them to grow. If the conditions are not right they will stay dormant for up to 5 years. Think how amazing it would be if this area was filled with these lilies.
Lucky enough to get this Cloudless Sulfur butterfly gathering water from the petals!
Links
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LICA4
https://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2011/08/catesbys-pine-lily-lilium-catesbaei.html
http://www.indefenseofplants.com/blog/2019/7/22/the-pine-lily
Categories: Native Plants, Nature Photography
Florida Nature 