tawny daylily

Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.

Description from Invasive.org

Appearance
Hemerocallis fulva is a bulbous perennial, 2-4 ft. (0.6-1.2 m) tall with round stems. Buds and flowers are edible and have a sweet-spicy or peppery flavor.
Foliage
Leaves are long, linear, strap-like, bright-green, 1-3 ft. (0.3-1 m) long and curve toward the ground.
Flowers
Flowers are large, showy, orange, usually with some striping; occur in clusters of 5-9 at the tip of the stalk; flowers in a cluster open one at a time, each for one day only; summer.
Fruit
Spreads by growth from thick, tuberous roots from which new plants are produced; seed; people tossing away whole pulled plants and by farm equipment or other machinery in fields.
Ecological Threat
Hemerocallis fulva established in natural areas pose a threat to native plants in field, meadows, floodplains, moist woods and forest edges. Once established, this plant multiplies and spreads to form dense patches that displace native plants. The thick tubers make it a challenge to control. Common or orange daylily was introduced into the United States in the late 19th century as an ornamental.

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Plant(s)
Britt Slattery, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bugwood.org
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Foliage
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s) base of plant.
Theodore Webster, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s) base of plant
Ohio State Weed Lab , The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s) Stem and bract
Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s)
Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s)
Ricky Layson, Ricky Layson Photography, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s) Stamens close-up
Dan Tenaglia, Missouriplants.com, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s) fruits and seeds
Ken Chamberlain, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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