| Author | (Decaisne) L.H. Bailey | |
| Distribution | Collected as an escape from only 7 counties, but likely occurs in others.
Native of China, Japan, and Taiwan. In N.A. scattered in the Southeastern U.S. | |
| Abundance | Rare. No doubt occurs elsewhere in suburban areas. | |
| Habitat | Wooded edges on campus, roadsides near plantings, escaped to yard, unwanted weed in garden. | |
| Phenology | | |
| Identification | Lilyturf grows as colonies of dark green, narrow leaves that begin straight but become arched over. The flowering stems are erect, with a dense spike of small, lavender, ball-like flowers. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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