| Author | (Salisbury) Stearn | |
| Distribution | Mostly the northern Mountains; disjunct to Tyrrell County.
Native of China; in N.A. in the Eastern states. | |
| Abundance | Rare, but expected in additional counties. | |
| Habitat | Fence line of pasture, margin of forest, edge of swamp. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting late June-Aug. | |
| Identification | Blue Plantain-lily has large, broadly ovate to rotund, dark green basal leaves that have deeply impressed, curved but parallel veins. The flowers grow on a tall stalk 2-3 feet tall, violet-blue, broadly trumpet-shaped. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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| USACE-agcp | | |
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