Class Liliopsida (Lilies, trilliums, sedges, grasses, rushes, orchids, etc.)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class Phenology

Orders of the Class Liliopsida Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Order Common Name Photo Example Where? Phenology
AlismatalesWater plantains(NA) HerePhenology
AralesArum, duckweeds, and sweet flag(NA) HerePhenology
CommelinalesSpiderworts, Mudplantains, and Yelloweyed Grasses HerePhenology
CyperalesSedges and grasses HerePhenology
JuncalesRushes, etc.(NA) HerePhenology
LilialesLilies and trilliums HerePhenology
NajadalesPondweeds and aquatic grasses(NA) HerePhenology
OrchidalesOrchids HerePhenology
TyphalesCattails(NA) HerePhenology

Can't find the orders you are looking for? Note:
Orders on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park orders from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered in the Biodiversity Database.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
This class is one of the two classes in the park that are considered to be "flowering plants". As with the other group of flower-producing plants, this one also provides an interesting variety of species. You probably recognize the many lilies and trilliums, but notice all of the aquatic orders.


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